Andy is one of the UK's leading authorities on glassware, and as well as lecturing widely on glass he also writes for publications on the subject
Since 2005 Andy McConnell has been part of the Antiques Roadshow, and he was the first expert to deal solely with glass. When he was just 14 years old he started buying and selling antiques, which allowed him to become the only pupil at his boarding school to pay his own fees.
However, aside from his role on the BBC show, what else do we know about Andy? Below we have taken a look at his health condition, his home and his unexpected former career. Andy McConnell's home 'unfit for human habitation' Previously the star opened up about how he is renovating his 'fleapit' home, which he warned was unfit for human habitation. He told This Is Money: "I own my home, mortgage-free. It's a two-bed house right on the beach outside Rye.
Andy McConnell's unexpected former career Before switching to antiques as a career, Andy was a successful rock and roll journalist in Hollywood, Calfornia. This was despite having an antiques interest as a young child.
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