The Repair Shop is now in its 13th series and many of the experts on the show have become fan favourites.
One of the classic faces on the heartwarming programme is Steve Fletcher, but he admitted he hadn't always wanted to take the career path he's ended up on.
Horologist Fletcher, 62, reflected on his specialist skills, explaining: "I’m a third-generation clock maker, I was brought up with clocks and watches all around.
"I didn’t initially want to, but I ended up thinking I want to be a clock maker, so I went to college to do it in Hackney for a couple of years, and it’s been my whole life since.
Speaking about how he got involved in the BBC show, Fletcher added: "The team were looking for a clock maker and found a YouTube film that I made and then contacted me, within a few days I was down at the barn."
He also revealed his most challenging fix, admitting: "One of my most challenging fixes was a clock that the then Prince of Wales gave me to do."
The Repair Shop star Steve made a surprise career admission
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He continued: "It had been in the hands of so many clock makers and I had to work a way round of getting it going, which was really difficult and huge pressure."
Fletcher's co-star also detailed his most challenging fix recently, with Brenton West opening up on an emotional moment.
When asked what his most challenging fix had been, West explained: “Very recently I repaired a little garden bee ornament which belonged to a young man who has now sadly passed away.
“He had given his grandfather this bee, so it was a very emotional fix. It was also challenging, knowing how important the item was, so that really sticks in my mind.”
Fletcher talked about how he became a specialist
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He continued: “There have been so many amazing fixes though - Jack Laugher’s gold and silver Olympic medals were really cool, Paul McCartney’s platinum records and The Oman spice trunk, to name a few more.”
When asked which area of his skill he finds more rewarding, West replied: “Fixing things that people say can’t be fixed - and there are a lot of those at The Repair Shop!
“Making people happy, having repaired something that ‘couldn’t be fixed’ is really rewarding.”
He continued: “There have been so many amazing fixes though - Jack Laugher’s gold and silver Olympic medals were really cool, Paul McCartney’s platinum records and The Oman spice trunk, to name a few more.”
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Steve has starred in the BBC show since it launched in 2017
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While the work undertaken in the iconic Repair Shop barn seems peaceful, it isn't without risk.
He explained: “I have a squared off thumb,” and also suffers from a hand ache at the end of a long day cobbling. "This thumb has been caught on the machine so many times that it’s now squared off.”
