Antiques Roadshow has been flooded with praise over it's 'beautiful' tributes to one of its stars after her death. Earlier this month, it was confirmed that expert Judith Miller had died at the age of 71 after suffering from a short illness.
As well as appearing on Antiques Roadshow since 2007, alongside host Fiona Bruce and a number of experts from within various fields, Miller worked as a consultant and co-presenter on eight seasons of The Antiques Trail, as well as appearing on Priceless and It’s Your Bid.
The author and broadcaster died over Easter weekend and is survived by her husband of more than 30 years John Wainwright, her three children and four grandchildren.
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Despite Sunday night's instalment of Antiques Roadshow being a repeat of an episode first aired last year, the popular BBC One programme had been altered and included a moving tribute to Miller.
The tribute segment featured various clips of Miller all the way back to her early days on the show. "We recently received the sad news that Judith Miller, a member of our expert team, had died," a voiceover said in the tribute.
"Judith joined the Roadshow in 2007, bringing a vast knowledge of antiques from her publishing career," they continued as she was seen in a moment from the programme. when she brought her own treasured item to talk about with Fiona.
And viewers applauded the BBC and Antiques Roadshow for the touching change to the episode. Fellow expert Mark Hill wrote on Twitter: "The tribute to Judith Miller on tonight’s @BBC_ARoadshow was beautiful and moving. A dear friend of mine, she will be missed by so many."
@Dolly_Darren tweeted: "Such a beautiful tribute to #JudithMiller on #AntiquesRoadshow. What a wonderful, knowledgeable lady. @CLMillerAuthor." @scallmorpheedy said: "What a beautiful tribute to Judith Miller on @BBC_ARoadshow I have always been envious of her eye for, and seemingly effortless capacity to be, style that and her passion RIP."
Following Miller’s death, Fiona Bruce lead tributes and spoke about how she was left 'in awe' of her when she first met her and the other experts. "When I started on the Antiques Roadshow, I was in awe of the experts – and none more so than Judith," she said.
"She was Miller of Miller’s Guides no less, the bible of the antiques world when it came to valuations. Plus, she had authored many other books, too many to list, some of which were already on my bookshelf.
"But she was always gracious and generous with her knowledge, helpful to me and our whole team. And when our filming day had finished, she was never short of great stories accompanied by a glass of her favourite tipple, Pinot Grigio. She was the doyenne of the antiques world and of our show. Irreplaceable. And hugely missed."
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