BARGAIN Hunt star Charles Hanson has been charged following a police investigation into allegations of domestic abuse.
The BBC TV auctioneer, 45, will appear in court next month on seven alleged offences, including assault.
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Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson charged following investigation into domestic abuse allegationsCredit: SWNS
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Charles Hanson on bargain hunting
We previously revealed that police were called to the £1.5m government pile he shared with wife Rebecca, 40, in June.
Hanson, who also appears on Flog It! and Antiques Road Trip, is understood to have since moved out of the six-bedroom house in the picture-postcard Derbyshire village.
A source said at the time: “It’s not a place you expect the police to turn up.
“But the car came to the house and they spoke to Charles. It’s a small village, so several people talked about it, as the word goes around. It’s all very shocking.”
Police said Hanson has now been charged with seven offences, including two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of controlling and coercive behaviour.
There are also two counts of assault by beating.
After qualifying as a chartered surveyor, Hanson began his career in 1999 in the ceramics and glass department at Christie’s.
He first appeared on Bargain Hunt in 2002, becoming the youngest expert on the team at 25 years old.
He regularly advises one of two teams trying to make money from buying and selling antiques, and last year he was jokingly “choked” by a competitor after a loss.
He founded the auction house in Derby-shire in 2005 and launched Hansons London in 2018.
Hanson met diagnostician Rebecca through a friend in 2008 and they married two years later in Mackworth, Derbys.
Guests included Bargain Hunt host Tim Wonnacott and experts Philip Serrell, David Barby, Jonathan Pratt and Kate Bliss.
Antiques and pictures of X-rays were arranged on the reception desks.
The couple moved into their mansion in 2014, paying more than £900,000 for it.
Speaking earlier about his wife, Derby County fan Hanson said: “She is a beautiful, elegant and lovely lady.
“I’m used to dealing with beautiful things, but Rebecca is the most beautiful treasure of all and I’m very lucky to have her as my wife.”
Derbyshire Police said Hanson was charged with seven alleged offenses on December 14.
It added: “The 45-year-old has been released on police bail to appear at South Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on January 10.”
Hanson has been approached for comment.
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Police said Hanson has now been charged with seven felonies. Credits: Cover images
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