The Repair Shop was back on screens with a new series on Wednesday, with plenty more emotional stories attached to sentimental items shared.
The first item brought to the iconic barn soon had viewers in tears after the guest explained the emotional story behind it - and the item's connection to Rod Stewart and Elton John.
Diane Wynell-Sutherland tasked cobbler Dean Westmoreland with restoring "tiny pair of cowboy boots" to their former state.
"They belong now to my eldest grandson, Joss," the guest explained, adding: "They were brought from America by my brother for my son, Todd."
She continued: "We were very close. There was two years between us, and my brother didn't have any children, and it was just my son."
"He adored my brother because we were so close, and he obviously adored my little boy and would bring him all sorts of gifts from America."
Fans were left in tears minutes into the episode
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She went on to detail how her brother Roger had been in America with his band for their first major tour.
"Their support act was Elton John," she revealed, much to host Jay Blade's surprise.
"He's been a professional musician from the time he was 15. He went from a local band into a band called The Soul Agents, and the support there was Rod Stewart," she added.
Wynell-Sutherland added to an impressed Blades: "He [Stewart] came to our house. My mum always wished she'd got him to sign the headboard."
After detailing more of her brother's success with his band, she explained he soon became very ill before being diagnosed with throat cancer, and sadly died in 2013.
The boots were gifted to Diane's son by her late brother
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"Elton was very good to my brother when he was ill and Elton did a tribute, he was in Las Vegas at the time doing a residency and they played Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me."
"And we played that at the wake." She added the boots were "the last little bit of my brother".
Fans quickly expressed their emotions over the story as they took to X, formerly Twitter. One penned: "#therepairshop jeez early one!!" along with crying emojis.
"I FEEL THAT I AM PREPARED FOR THE NEW SERIES OF THE REPAIR SHOP #RepairShop," a second added along with a snap of a pack of tissues.
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"A very warm welcome back #therepairshop. Story behind those sweet little cowboy boots is beautiful. I didn’t get a lump in my throat when we heard Elton John had paid tribute to his dear musician friend by singing ‘Don’t let the Sun go Down on Me.’ Who am I kidding? Lovely," shared a third.
Others were impressed by the story, with someone else asking: "Elton John supporting, how did that work out? #TheRepairShop."
"#therepairshop those small cowboy boots in relation to #EltonJohn," another penned.
Another added: "So glad that we’ve got a new series of #therepairshop," with someone else commenting: "Time for my TV highlight #TheRepairShop."
