 says she the show was 'absolutely brilliant and hilarious' Credit: BBC / Bargain Hunt It led the former autism specialist to open her own antiques shop, Vintage Dolly , which now boasts celebrity and TV studio clients. Emma says one of the most memorable moments from her Bargain Hunt experience was getting "very drunk" with one of the presenters the night before their auction. Speaking to The Sun, she recalls: 'It was the most strange and unreal scenario, we unknowingly booked into the same hotel as Eric Knowles and the production team. 'But there had been power cuts all day so we couldn't get into our rooms until 1am and the only thing we could do was sit in the bar and get very drunk. 'Even after we eventually got to bed, we had to be evacuated quite a few times in the night because the fire alarms kept going off.' Before going on Bargain Hunt the couple already had a keen interest in antiques - they even went to an auction house on their first date. It was Stuart who applied, and Emma - who used to run a vintage stall at the Black Country Living Museum - says it was a "long-winded process'. They had to fill out a 'lengthy' application form and do an audition where they were put through multiple tests. 'Hidden talents' 8 Then-presenter Eric Knowles, with whom Emma got drunk before her auction day Credit: Emma Tighe - Vintage Dolly Emma says: 'For one of them they take you into a green room where they have a stall set up. "You then have to describe the item on the table to camera and then haggle with the 'seller'.' She says the producers were also on the lookout for 'hidden t){kind=link}
MOST Bargain Hunt winners walk away with bragging rights and, if they’re lucky, a small profit from their items sold at auction.
But Emma Tighe, 44, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, says appearing on the BBC show in 2019 “changed her life forever”.
It led the former autism specialist to open her own antiques shop, Vintage Dolly, which now boasts celebrity and TV studio clients.
Emma says one of the most memorable moments from her Bargain Hunt experience was getting “very drunk” with one of the presenters the night before their auction.
Speaking to The Sun, she recalls: “It was the most strange and unreal scenario, we unknowingly booked into the same hotel as Eric Knowles and the production team.