Best known to the Great British public for his now 10 year stint as a presenter alongside Fiona Bruce on BBC's Fake or Fortune, it's fair to say Philip Mould is something of an expert in antiques.

But whilst Philip has been finding out whether or not other people have a fortune at their fingertips, he's worked up a decent amount of money himself as a broadcaster, art dealer and writer.

You also may, despite regularly seeing Philip on TV, be wondering what his life is like off-screen, luckily though we've got you covered.

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Philip, who is now 61, has been an art dealer since he was in his early teens, that's before he'd even left school!

He made friends as a boy with a local antique dealer who taught him how to look for makers marks on silver when he was just 11. By the time he was 14 Philip himself was dealing antique silver.

His dealership now specialises in British art with all of his favourite artists coming from home soil.

So impressive is his knowledge of art that between 1988 and 2010 he was honorary art adviser to the House of Commons and House of Lords in Westminster.

His net worth is now estimated to be as much as £2.1 million.

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Philip married his wife Catherine Mould in 1995, the couple have now been together 26 years and have a son, Oliver, 20.

Perhaps one of the secrets of the pair's longevity could be their shared passion for antiques, with Catherine working as an Associate Director at Philip's dealership.

Her background had been in film production before her role now, working with interior designers and advising on art in indoor spaces.

Philip also has a lovely relationship with his Gallery Dog Cedric, a grey whippet, who he often shares on Twitter:

The family have lived in Duck End House in Oxfordshire since 2002 with Philip allowing a number of TV shows to film inside and outside the property, including Gardener's World, and his lockdown series Art in Isolation where he mused on some of his own personal art collection.

In 2009 the family was rocked by false allegations of Philip's infidelity leaked to the press by rival art dealer Mark Weiss who was forced to resign from the London Society of Art Dealers.

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