Katherine Higgins (Antiques Expert) Bio, Age, Husband, Kids, Antiques Roadshow, BBC, Book

Katherine Higgins Biography

Katherine Higgins is a British author, writer, presenter and expert who specialises in antiques and vintage, modern design and historic and vintage fashion. She presents ‘The Antiques Roadshow’ on BBC as well as `Priceless’, “Turn Back Time: The High Street” and ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’.

Katherine Higgins Age

She is 53 years old as of 2020.

Katherine Higgins Education

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Architectural History from the University of East Anglia.

Katherine Higgins Husband

She is married to Thomas and they live in Surrey, England. The couple has four children together.

Katherine Higgins Antiques Expert

Higgins is an antique expert, she is passionate about period dress, modern design and antiques, which she believes should be used. She regularly revives Post-War recipes, cooks with vintage kitchenalia and wears stylish retro fashion and costume jewellery.

She also writes for Homes & Antiques magazine as well as collectables features for the Sunday Times, Daily Mail, the Express, the Times, Woman & Home and the Daily Telegraph.

Katherine Higgins Antiques Roadshow – Katherine Higgins BBC

Katherine is an expert on The Antiques Roadshow on BBC. In the show experts examine and value antiques and collectables.

She also appears on other antiques show ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’ where her passion for historic textiles, vintage fashion, collectables and Post-War design is revealed. In addition she appeared on the Roadshow’s sister series `Priceless’ and “Turn Back Time: The High Street”. She is also an expert voice on BBC local radio where she hosts regular valuation phone-ins.

Her other TV roles have included being a specialist reporter on The One Show (BBC 1), the collectables expert on three series of ITV’s Schofield’s Quest (with Philip Schofield), co-presenting the Indie award-nominated, Collectomania’ with Matthew Kelly, a 13-part series about collecting for TLC/Sky as well as being the collectables face of ITV’s `Christmas Show’. She has also worked extensively for Sky News. Katherine anchored two 10-part series – “The Victorians” and “Home Ground” for Channel 5.

Katherine Higgins Book

Her first book, `Are You Rich?’ (published by Carlton Books, 1999) is now in its fifth edition and has just been fully revised and updated for 2011.

Katherine Higgins Instagram

She has no Instagram account.

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