‘Never seen that in my life!’ gasps The Repair Shop star as they get revolting shock in show first
THE Repair Shop expert Lucia Scalisi was taken aback by a revolting shock found in one of the items brought in by a guest in the latest episode.
Since the show first landed on the BBC in 2017, it has become a Wednesday evening staple for many households nationwide.
On Tuesday’s instalment of BBC’s The Repair Shop, expert Lucia Scalisi was left shocked as she revealed that the show had made history after a guest brought in a painting infested with woodworm.
Show guest Elsa, from Orkney, had brought in the painting and explained to Lucia and Dom Chinea : "The painting is by the Orcadian artist, Stanley Cusiter.
“It's of some tarred huts at Yesnaby, which is on the remote and rugged west coast of Orkney."
She added: "My great-great-grandfather lived in Stromness, where he was a fisherman, but he would go up to Yesnaby for about six or seven months of the year to stay in these tarred huts to fish for lobsters."
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Dom responded: "That's quite a big ordeal, moving for half the year," to which Elsa explained: "It was basically to beat the competition."
Elsa explained that the painting was important to her because the huts no longer stood up, and neither does any other evidence of her great-great-grandfather's life.
She also detailed to the experts how the painting was given to her by the artist.
Giving more information about the item, Ela continued: "My grandmother died in 2017. Unfortunately, that's where the problem began with the painting.
"We discovered after my granny passed away that the house was full of woodworm, and when it moved to my mum's house one day, we noticed that they had decided to eat through a corner of the painting."
A confused Dom replied: "They wouldn't eat canvas, though, " as Lucia revealed: "It's not canvas."
"No, it's wooden boards that he painted on.”
Lucia then admitted: "I have never seen this before in my life - there are insects behind the glass, they're trapped."
The BBC star described it as "very exciting" as Elsa disclosed that the woodworm may still be alive in the frame.
As the show went on, Lucia Later discovered a few active insects while mending the painting, and she confessed: "I'm very nervous about what we're going to find here.
“We've got a woodworm in that hole, he's wriggling his little legs.
"I need to get the painting out of the panel. One there, one there, he's coming out…
"Wow. I've seen acting woodworm before, but I've never actually seen the beetles. If I don't fix this, Elsa's painting's going to be destroyed. I think she brought it right in the nick of time."
Fortunately, Lucia managed to save the precious painting, which a grateful Elsa came and collected.
At the start of the year, The Repair Shop fans witnessed Julie Tatchell and Andrea Middlemarch, who are collectively known as the Teddy Bear Ladies, get teary-eyed after meeting with guest Rachel.
Rachel hoped that they would be able to work their magic on her childhood teddy bear, Fred.
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The well-loved bear looked worse for wear as Rachel explained she’s had him for decades as she was a gift from her mum when she was five years old.
The Repair Shop is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
