Bargain Hunt star David Dickinson shows off £280k Bentley as he does his weekly shop at supermarket
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Bargain Hunt star David Dickinson was spotted at a M&S in Cheshire
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The TV star drove his luxury Bentley to the shops
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Clad in a brown leather jacket and jeans, the TV presenter pushed a trolley full of shopping towards the black convertible on Thursday afternoon.
The TV icon was an antique dealer before a chance meeting with a producer at a barbecue led the BBC making a two-part documentary about him preparing for an antiques show at the Olympia.
He became a favourite among viewers thanks to his appearances as an antiques expert on This Morning and The Antiques Show on BBC Two.
David then landed his own game show called Bargain Hunt which cemented his status as a TV star and he would go on to front for nine years until 2003.
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"I couldn't understand it at first I was just doing what came naturally but everyone seemed to pick up on my catchphrases such as 'cheap as chips' and 'what a bobby dazzler'," David said of the show on his website.
"I was delighted when the show won a National Television Award in 2002 and I was there to accept it."
After leaving Bargain Hunt, David had a lucrative TV career which helped earn him his estimated £2million personal worth.
David also competed in reality TV series, Strictly Come Dancing in 2004 and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here the following year.
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"When I was asked to go into the jungle in 2005, everyone advised me against it but I thought 'I'll give it a go'," David said on his website about his stint in the Aussie jungle.
"Some people go to a health farm and pay a couple of thousand pounds, but in there I lost more than a stone and had a detox, just a shame the weather was so rainy I was hoping to top up the tan."
Iconic daytime TV show returns to screens after host was forced to deny he'd quit
The antiques expert has long been a car-lover and has previously owned four Chevrolet Corvettes and several Rolls-Royces.
He explained his love for Bentleys after getting his first one in 2003.
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"Bentley is a deluxe vehicle; a wonderful, classic marque. But it's not OTT," he told
"The attention to detail is fantastic."
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David rose to fame hosting BBC's Bargain Hunt
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He was a long-time antiques dealer before hitting the small screen
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David credited his larger than life personality with helping make him famous
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