Philip Serrell

Early life Serrell was born in Worcestershire into a farming family and attended the Royal Grammar School in Worcester, where he was a schoolmate of the Pakistani cricket captain Imran Khan. Serrell played both cricket and rugby for the school, prior to his attendance at, and graduation from, Loughborough College of Physical Education as a physical education teacher. In 2009, he received an Honorary Centenary Degree from Loughborough University.

Career Dissatisfied as a teacher, Serrell changed careers to become an auctioneer, working in the local livestock trade until qualifying as a chartered surveyor in 1988, specialising in fine art and antiques. He has been a regular expert on the BBC series Bargain Hunt since 2016, The single peaked at number 1 on the Amazon Rock Charts.

In 2018, Serrell performed a new Christmas song called "Rock With Rudolph" with Ross, Braxton and 24 celebrities, under the name The Celebs. The song was released to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital. The music video debuted exclusively with The Sun on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on Good Morning Britain on 30 November 2018. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.

Personal life Serrell lives in Worcester.

Published works An Auctioneer's Lot Sold to the Man with the Tin Leg