Tommy Walsh, Ground Force builder and Homes Under the Hammer presenter, dies aged 69
The builder turned TV DIY expert starred in the BBC garden makeover show from 1997 to 2005 and joined Homes Under the Hammer in 2021.
Tommy Walsh, the builder and DIY expert who found fame on the BBC's Ground Force, has died at the age of 69.
His agent announced his death on Monday, saying he died peacefully with his family around him, and asked for the family's privacy to be respected.
Walsh was working as a builder when a television producer he had done work for invited him to a screen test.
From 1997 to 2005 he worked alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock on the BBC series, in which the team made over gardens belonging to members of the public.
He went on to appear in other home improvement programmes, including Clean It, Fix It. In 2021 he joined the presenting team of the daytime property auction show Homes Under the Hammer, which follows homes bought at auction through their renovation.
