Antiques Roadshow’s Judith Miller dies suddenly aged 71 after health battle | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Antiques Roadshow expert Judith Miller has died aged 71 after a short illness, her longtime friend and colleague has announced.
Alison Starling, from publishing firm Octopus, said in a statement: “I’ve been lucky enough to work with Judith on and off for the past 30 years and the news of her death is a huge shock.
“She had such energy and spirit – and always combined her impressively broad-ranging, in-depth knowledge of antiques with a life-long passion to make the world of collecting accessible and unintimidating to all.
“Judith will be much missed by all those readers and viewers who looked to her for expert and reassuringly friendly advice.”
Judith first began collecting antiques while studying history at the University of Edinburgh.
She then co-wrote the famous Miller’s Antiques Price Guide with her first husband Martin Miller in 1979.
The expert joined Antiques Roadshow in 2007 and became a regular on the beloved series for the past 15 years.
Her other TV credits include The Antiques Trail, It’s Your Bid and The House Detectives.
Judith leaves behind her husband John Wainwright, her three children and four grandchildren.
The presenter’s Antiques Roadshow co-star Marc Allum was among the first to pay tribute to her on social media.
He wrote: “It’s with great sadness that I post this picture of our great friend and @BBC_ARoadshow colleague Judith Miller who passed away this weekend.
“She was magnanimous in giving me writing work early in my career.”
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