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Bargain Hunt legend Eric Knowles' life off screen from health battle to job loss
Bargain Hunt expert Eric Knowles has come a long way since his early days in the antiques trade, but his life off screen has been marked by loss and personal struggles
Eric's tenure at Bonham's spanned over three decades, where he relished the ever-changing nature of auction house work, saying: "I was to stay with the company for the next 32 years. Had fate not led him down the path of antiques, Eric mused that he might have found himself amidst the trees working for the Forestry Commission or spinning tracks as a radio DJ, according to the Express. Eric opened up about a harrowing childhood experience on BBC's Matron, Medicine and Me, revealing his battle with an illness that was initially feared to be cancer - at a time when such a diagnosis was often seen as a "death sentence".
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