She is the wife of Rupert Murdoch, a billionaire.
Jerry Hall may not always be able to distinguish between valuable antiques from tat.
Ex-supermodel and mother of four, Mick Jagger, suffered a series losses while appearing on BBC2’s “Antique Shop Trawler” where she searched antique shops for items that could be sold at auction.
Luxury: Jerry Hall (pictured), wife of Rupert Murdoch is used to luxury. But she doesn’t always understand the difference between antiques and tat.
No luck: The ex-supermodel suffered a series of losses while appearing on BBC2’s “The Ex-Supermodel”. She searched antique shops for items that she could sell at auction and found a top hat (pictured).
The 65-year-old from Texas appeared on last night’s Celebrity Antiques Road Trip alongside Philippa Perry (64), wife of artist Grayson Perry.
The pair went head to head as they scoured the Home Counties with an expert each, Miss Hall in a boat-tail Buick Type.
One item that caught Miss Hall’s eye was a rare £175 Huntley & Palmer biscuit tin shaped like a stack of books.
Miss Hall answered a question about what biscuits she would keep in her bag. She said that she likes the chocolate-covered crumbly oat ones.
Despite being advised not to buy it, she fluttered her eyelashes at the dealer and got the price down to £75.
Oh dear! One item that caught Miss Hall’s eye was a rare £175 Huntley & Palmer biscuit tin shaped like a stack of books. But the tin went for just £32 at auction
Not very valuable: Her top hat, piano stool and Sunday stick (a golf club that doubles as a walking stick) also made a loss
But the tin went for just £32 at auction. Her top hat and piano stool, as well as her Sunday stick (a walking stick-sized golf club), were also sold at a loss.
Having started off with £400 each, winner Mrs Perry ended up with £358.82 – while Miss Hall had only £230.48 left.
Miss Hall was asked at the start of the program if she liked antiques. I am. I know a little, but this is still exciting.
Later, she showed Medhurst how to do a walk through an antiques shop.
Miss Hall, a model who started in the 1970s, has been married to Rupert Murdoch (91). The couple got married in 2016.