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How old is Dick Strawbridge and what is the Escape To The Chateau star’s net worth?
EX-ARMY lieutenant turned presenter Dick Strawbridge is best known for starring in Escape To The Chateau.
Dick, who is recognised thanks to his distinctive moustache, along with his wife Angel have become household names since starring in the hit Channel 4 property show.
How old is Escape To The Château star Dick Strawbridge?
Dick was born Richard Francis Strawbridge in Burma on September 3, 1959
His wife and co-presenter Angel Adoree is 43 years old and 18 years his junior.
Dick is a British TV presenter and lieutenant-colonel, who is famous for hosting Scrapheap Challenge.
Born the third of seven kids, Dick started life in Burma before being educated in Northern Ireland.
After attending Welbeck College, he later went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2001 after his stint in the Royal Corps of Signals.
In 1993 he was awarded an MBE for distinguished service in Northern Ireland and also had an honours degree in Electrical Engineering.
Dick’s £280,000 Chateau is now worth £2m[/caption]
When was Dick Strawbridge on MasterChef?
In summer 2010, Dick appeared in Celebrity MasterChef, reaching the final alongside Christine Hamilton and winner Lisa Faulkner.
Other shows Dick has appeared on include Scrapheap Challenge, It’s Not Easy Being Green, The Biggest Railway In The World, Ready Steady Cook, Bargain Hunt, CarPool, and Trainspotting Live.
His most famous TV appearance is, of course, as co-host of Escape To The Chateau with his wife Angel.
In 2010, Dick made it to the final of Celebrity Masterchef[/caption]
What’s Dick Strawbridge’s net worth?
Dick did up the French chateau on a shoestring budget.
But thanks to their now luxurious 45 bedroom mansion, Dick and Angel are expected to be worth millions – with some estimating their fortune at over £2 million – although their exact net worth is unknown.
The pair are estimated to be worth millions[/caption]
WHAT’S ON TV?
The couple paid £280,000 for their chateau in 2015 and transformed it into an upmarket wedding venue valued at £2million.
Now the pair charge huge fees for couples to tie the knot in the moated property in Pays de la Loire.
The typical cost of a wedding for the maximum 80 guests allowed is more than £34,000 — and it’s booked up for the next two years.
