Antiques Road Trip is the beloved daytime show that has been keeping viewers entertained for the past 14 years. The BBC show has a host of regular faces including Izzie Balmer, Natasha Raskin Sharp and Margie Cooper who all aim to earn the most profit for Children In Need as they tour the nation's antiques stores.
Margie has been a familiar face to BBC viewers, having made her first appearance on its flagship Antiques Roadshow back in 1985. The star is certainly a fountain of knowledge for the show, having run her own antiques business for over three decades. But before this, Margie worked as both a journalist and a fashion model!
Find out all you need to know about the antiques expert here...
Antique and broadcasting career
Margie, now 75, has been an expert on Antiques Road Trip since 2010 after running her own antiques business for over 30 years. It seems her expert knowledge was passed down through her family as Margie's grandmother was also an antiques dealer, sparking her curiosity for vintage and unique items.
© BBCDuring the height of her success in the antiques world, Margie moved to TV after joining the BBC's flagship show, Antiques Roadshow in 1985. After impressing viewers for many years, Margie was then enlisted to join the expert panels for spin-off Antiques Road Trip in 2010. The antiques expert has also appeared a number of times on the celebrity version of the BBC show.
Her colleagues hold her in high regard and as she marked her milestone 75th birthday this year, a message from the show's social media account read: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the phenomenal Margie Cooper! Wishing you all the very best, from the #AntiquesRoadTrip Team!"
Other career ventures
As well as running her antiques business, the presenter also previously worked as a journalist and columnist and wrote regularly for the BBC's Home and Antiques Magazine.
© BBCIn her younger years, Margie also worked as a fashion model and graced covers of a number of fashion magazines and campaigns, but it seems antiques were where her true passion lay.
Family life
Margie has a private family life and while she has been married to her husband, Mick, for a number of years, the couple have never shared the date they walked down the aisle.
© InstagramThe couple currently live in Cheshire and they share two grown-up sons, who have started their own families.
Last December, Margie shared a photo of herself and a family member at a Macclesfield football match, revealing that heading to watch the football was a family tradition.
