BBC Antiques Roadshow's Fiona Bruce sparks complaints as fans slam 'weird' behaviour
Fans of Antiques Roadshow were puzzled by a recent episode featuring Fiona Bruce keeping her distance from the experts.
Fans of Antiques Roadshow were less than impressed with a recent episode that aired on Sunday on BBC.
Many viewers noticed host Fiona Bruce standing apart from the experts, leading to some confusion.
As Fiona kept her distance, both the experts and the guests seeking valuations also maintained a two-metre gap from one another.
However, it didn’t take long for viewers to realise that this particular episode was filmed in 2021 when social distancing measures were still in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Commenting on her behaviour, one person wrote on X: “WTF is with all the social distancing ****** BBC?” Another person added: “'Why are they all social distancing?” A third person fumed: “Social distancing has ruined a lot of programmes.”
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However, some viewers found the scenes quite amusing. One person stated: “Repeated from 2021,” and alongside a photo of Fiona holding out a long microphone for a member of the public, someone joked, “Future generations will watch this programme and think, ‘That Fiona Bruce didn’t want to get too close to the great unwashed, did she?’”
Elsewhere on the show a guest was left gobsmacked after discovering just how much his painting was worth.
The BBC daytime series travelled to The Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art for filming, where expert Will Farmer was met with a piece of artwork created by Tony Morris.
He began: “Well when you think of ceramic tiles, you automatically think of the kitchen or the bathroom but here in front of us, we see them elevated into an art form.
Will added: “To date, we only know of about 10 or 12 of these panels that have actually surfaced and that’s what makes it very interesting to collectors today. He then asked: “Do you remember what you paid at the time?”
The guest replied: “Well I don’t exactly but if I remember, it was quite a lot of wages, something around £40. I was just blown away with it.”
To this, Farmer summarised: “Let’s bring it forward then. If this was to come to market, a dedicated collector of Tony Morris’ work would happily give you £3,000.”
Upon hearing this figure, the guest screeched: “You’re”, before finishing off his sentence more calmly: “Joking.”
