The antiques expert previously said he was leaving the programme after 15 years because it was time to “move on.”
He wrote on Twitter: “Re: Bargain Hunt. What can I say – huge and grateful thanks everyone for your comments, likes and shares after my post yesterday announcing that I’m leaving @BBCBargainHunt
Re: Bargain Hunt. What can I say - huge and grateful thanks everyone for your comments, likes and shares after my post yesterday announcing that I’m leaving @BBCBargainHunt I’m bowled over by your kind words and they’re so very appreciated. Thanks again. David
— David Harper (@DavidHarperTV) October 11, 2020
“I’m bowled over by your kind words and they’re so very appreciated. Thanks again.”
He previously said: “Bargain Hunt Announcement: After 15 happy years on @BBCBargainHunt I’ve decided, now is the time to move on and hang up my golden gavels (I do have a few, I promise!)
“Thanks for the fun and memories. Cheers and keep watching!”
Bargain Hunt Announcement: After 15 happy years on @BBCBargainHunt I’ve decided, now is the time to move on and hang up my golden gavels (I do have a few, I promise!) Thanks for the fun and memories. Cheers and keep watching! David pic.twitter.com/NsRmTUMh3R
— David Harper (@DavidHarperTV) October 10, 2020
Before joining Bargain Hunt, Harper was a regular fixture on BBC radio antiques phone-ins for four years, valuing live on air and answering questions.
He started collecting coins and stamps at the age of five and bought his first antique, a Victorian silver plated basket, at the age of nine as a gift for his mother.
