Antiques Roadshow’s Judith Miller dead: Show expert dies suddenly aged 71

Antiques Roadshow’s Judith Miller dead: Show favourite dies suddenly aged 71 after a battle with short illness as tributes are paid to the ‘delightful’ expert who inspired many

By Connie Rusk For Mailonline

Published: 09:33 BST, 13 April 2023 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 13 April 2023

Antiques Roadshow favourite Judith Miller has died suddenly aged 71. 

The show expert and author died over Easter weekend, after a battle with a short illness. 

Her publishing firm issued a statement in tribute to Judith and said her death is a ‘huge shock’ for all. 

Alison Starling, from publishing firm Octopus, said: ‘I’ve been lucky enough to work with Judith on and off for the past 30 years and the news of her death is a huge shock. 

‘She had such energy and spirit – and always combined her impressively broad-ranging, in-depth knowledge of antiques with a life-long passion to make the world of collecting accessible and unintimidating to all.

RIP: Antiques Roadshow favourite Judith Miller has died suddenly aged 71. The show expert and author died over Easter weekend, after a battle with a short illness 

Passion: Judith first began collecting antiques while studying history at the University of Edinburgh and became an expert in her field (pictured in 1999) 

‘Judith will be much missed by all those readers and viewers who looked to her for expert and reassuringly friendly advice.’ 

Judith’s Antiques Roadshow colleague Marc Allum posted a photo of him and Will Famar with their ‘great friend’ in a moving tribute. 

He wrote: ‘It’s with great sadness that I post this picture of our great friend and @BBC_ARoadshow colleague Judith Miller who passed away this weekend. 

‘She was magnanimous in giving me writing work early in my career. Here with Will Farmar too, all our thoughts are with her family. RIP.’  

Fans of the show took to Twitter to also share their condolences following the sad news. 

One viewer wrote: ‘My deepest sympathies are with the loved ones and friends of Judith Miller – a towering figure in the Antiques industry. 

‘Her Guides bought knowledge to wider public. A hero of mine I was lucky enough to meet her on a couple of occasions, she was very kind and encouraging, RIP.’

Another added: ‘Really sorry to hear this. Her books were my start for a love of antiques. RIP Judith Miller’. 

Another fan of Antiques Roadshow wrote: Miller’s Price Guides got me on my antiques journey in the early 1990s and so sad to learn Judith Miller passed away over Easter. I had lunch with Judith a year ago and we ignored the menu price guide for once … A delightful lady.’

Well loved: Judith leaves behind her husband John Wainwright, her three children and four grandchildren (pictured in 2009) 

‘Saddened to read this, I met her at Newby Hall a few years ago when she valued an item for the Roadshow. A wonderfully engaging lady. Condolences to her family and friends’, said another. 

Judith co-wrote the famous Miller’s Antiques Price Guide with her first husband Martin Miller in 1979. 

She went on to publish more than 100 books on antiques and interiors from Care & Repair of Antiques & Collectables to a Collectors Guide to Costume Jewellery.  

Heartbroken: Judith’s Antiques Roadshow colleague Marc Allum posted a photo of him and Will Famar with their ‘great friend’ in a moving tribute

‘She was a hero of mine’: Fans of the show took to Twitter to also pay tribute following the sad news

Judith first began collecting antiques while studying history at the University of Edinburgh and soon developed a passion. 

The expert joined Antiques Roadshow in 2007 and became a regular on the show for the past 16 years. 

Judith leaves behind her husband John Wainwright, her three children and four grandchildren. 

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