Kate Bliss (born 1975) is an English

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expert and television presenter. She has appeared on the

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Bargain Hunt ''Bargain Hunt'' is a British television programme in which two pairs of contestants are challenged to buy antiques from shops or a fair and then sell them in an auction for a profit. It has aired on BBC One since 13 March 2000 in a daytim ...

Flog It! ''Flog It!'' is a BBC television series that has been broadcast since 27 May 2002, presented by Paul Martin (although the first five episodes were presented by Mark Harnden). Description The show follows a similar formula to ''Antiques Roadsho ...

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jewellery Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a wester ...

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Early life

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...

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Dorstone Dorstone is a village within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a thriving community with a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers excellent hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is no ...

Educated at

Hereford Cathedral School Hereford Cathedral School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for pupils of ages 3 to 18 years, from Nursery to Sixth Form. Its headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school's premi ...

, she then read

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Brasenose College Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the m ...

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

before studying

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Career

A member of the

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a global professional body for surveyors, founded in London in 1868. It works at a cross-governmental level, and aims to promote and enforce the highest international standards in the val ...

, having previously worked for her father's valuation and auction business, she joined Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers. She then joined

Philip Serrell Philip Martyn Serrell (born 27 March 1954) is an English auctioneer, antiques expert and television presenter who appears as regular presenter on BBC TV antiques programmes such as ''Bargain Hunt'' and ''Flog It!''. He began his career as a l ...

's auction business. In light of her growing young family, Bliss currently runs her own Fine Art Valuation business, and works in association with a number of auction houses as a jewellery and silver expert, including Charles Hanson's business. Bliss made her television debut after being spotted by the crew of ''Bargain Hunt'', when they were on a visit to Brightwells auction house filming an episode. She then became an antiques expert on the programme, and later made appearances on ''

'' and ''

''. Bliss has presented '' Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is''.

Personal life

Married to Jonathan Bliss since 2005, the couple have two children. Bliss is a talented pianist having performed in her early teenage years at Dorstone parish church Herefordshire - this was reported in the local church magazine July 1989. Bliss is a supporter of

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and the

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, since her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

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* 1975 births Living people People from Herefordshire People educated at Hereford Cathedral School Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Antiques experts English television personalities {{england-bio-stub