He rose to fan for his down-to-earth cockney charm and practicality on Ground Force, now Tommy Walsh has joined the presenting team of Homes Under the Hammer and viewers are stunned.
In this new series Tommy joins regular presenters Martin Roberts, Dion Dublin and Martel Maxwell.
Another new presenter, designer Jacqui Joseph, has also joined the gang who scour Britain finding properties for sale.
But it was the chirpy gardener who confused and delighted daytime TV watchers in equal measure today as the team visited properties in Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Tommy was in seaside town Bridlington, Yorkshire, checking out a two-bed flat up for £50,000. After some cheeky fish and chips with Tommy buyers Mark and Natalie bought the flat for £55,000. Spending £4,000 on the refurb, the buyers were renting it out, but if they sold it one they could get £65,000.
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Tommy's property presenting skills saw viewers air their surprise on Twitter.
One viewer wrote: "Hang on a minute Tommy Walsh from ground force is presenting Homes under the Hammer," and another said: "Why's Tommy Walsh on Homes under the hammer? That's proper thrown me."
He was a hit with some HUTH fans, too. "Loving Tommy Walsh on Homes Under the Hammer. Just such a chilled out geezer," wrote KatyJ on Twitter. While another fan said: "I’m being deadly serious here but... Tommy Walsh is a great addition to Homes Under the Hammer."
There were some funny reactions too:
But as he's only just started, we'll give Tommy the benefit of the doubt, it may only be a couple of episodes and he'll start getting stuck in with the renos.
Homes Under the Hammer airs daily on BBC One. The latest series is on at 11.15am.
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