Hannah Weston Smith first appeared on The Repair Shop four years ago as a stand-in for another upholsterer.
The Repair Shop returned for another emotional episode and saw treasured items being given the TLC they desperately need. Among the experts helping this time around in the barn, was Hannah Weston Smith who was presented with an old Italian dressing-table chair. Brought in by Chantal who recently lost her parents, thankfully, Hannah was able to transform the chair, giving it a new lease of life, much to its owner's surprise.How old is The Repair Shop star Hannah Weston SmithUpholsterer Hannah Weston Smith is among the quieter members of The Repair Shop team.She was initially welcomed into the fold in 2019 as a stand-in for the show’s regular upholstery expert Sonnaz Nooranvary.
The episodes, which were filmed during this year but not shown until 2021, launched her television career but little is known about her.Like many of the stars of the heartfelt BBC series, she tends to just share matters to do with her work.But according to her local paper, Spalding Today, in Lincolnshire, who interviewed Weston Smith in 2021, she was 38.Therefore, Hannah will be, if she hasn't already, marking her big 40th birthday this year.In regards to some of her co-stars, leather expert Suzie Fletcher is 60, silversmith Brenton West is 58 and painting conservator Lucia Scalisi is in her 50s.
Meanwhile, metalwork star Dominic Chinea is 38 and woodwork expert Will Kirk is 37.Hannah started training to become an upholsterer in 2005, before going on to complete a master's in furniture conservation at High Wycombe.She then did an apprenticeship before moving to Folkingham in 2011 and opened her own workshop two years later.Her partner Sara then opened her own interior design business Smith and British, next door.
While The Repair Shop has helped with her career, Hannah did originally need some persuading to take part.She told Spalding Today: “My parents were massive fans of the show and the day I got the phone call to go on, my dad called and told me all about this show I said ‘oh, someone has called about going on, but I’m not sure’, so my dad said ‘if they ask you, do it!' So I went on for my parents really!As most craftspeople work alone, it was lovely to work alongside other people for a change and chat."
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