This Morning star Dan Hatfield, 39, set to ‘replace’ David Dickinson, 81, on Dickinson’s Real Deal

ITV star Dan Hatfield has reportedly been lined up to replace David Dickinson in Dickinson’s Real Deal.

Dan, 39, is known to viewers as a money-saving expert on This Morning and also starred in Million Pound Pawn, a series about pawnshops.

Sources told The Daily Mail that he will now enter the modern antiques and collectibles show when David, 81, steps down from his position.

Third-generation pawnbroker Dan has been in the industry for nearly two decades and previously claimed that pawnbroker is “in his blood.”

He followed in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps after being asked to take on the family business for “just two weeks” to help with a personnel crisis.

Stepping down: It comes after MailOnline exclusively revealed David Dickinson is quitting ITV show Dickinson’s Real Deal after 16 years

Despite having one offer from a company in Australia to work for their marketing department, he turned down the role after realizing he liked pawnshops.

He told The Yorkshire Post; ‘I ended up literally tearing up my visa because, you know, I didn’t choose pawnbroker; pawnbroker chose me.

“It was always in my blood. I’ve never regretted my decision, ever.’

He still works for the family business and has helped thousands of customers, including international royals such as the King of Saudi Arabia, sell their items.

MailOnline has reached out to Dan’s representatives for comment.

It comes after MailOnline exclusively revealed that David is quitting Dickinson’s Real Deal after 16 years,

The TV veteran will be filming the upcoming series this year, but has made the decision to step down as host after 15 seasons.

MailOnline heard that antiques dealer David, who was the head of BBC One’s Bargain Hunt until 2004 and has also appeared in Strictly Come Dancing and I’m A Celeb, wants to spend more time at home with his wife Lorne Lesley now that they are both in their 80s.

Familiar face: Dan, 39, is known to viewers as a money-saving expert on This Morning (pictured with Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond) and also in Million Pound Pawn

Family: MailOnline has learned that antique dealer David wants to spend more time at home with his wife Lorne Lesley now that they are both in their 80s (pictured in 2003)

A TV source revealed that although David is leaving the long-running programme, which first aired in 2006, ITV has yet to make a decision on the future of the series and whether the show will be renamed in David’s absence.

A show insider said, “It’s an open secret of Dickinson’s Real Deal that David will be leaving the show after filming the upcoming series.

“He absolutely loves the show, it’s been a huge success for the channel and viewers still love it 16 years after it launched.

“David has had such an incredible career in showbiz so far and has no plans to retire from TV for good and is still open to exploring further opportunities.”

An ITV spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘The current series of Dickinson’s Real Deal is in production and will be filmed throughout the spring and summer. Furthermore, no decisions have been made about future series.’

The TV star has been dealing in antiques for over 30 years and has previously credited his permanent tan and flamboyant nature with earning him legions of fans.

He made a name for himself on Bargain Hunt, where he became known for the catchphrases ‘real bobby-dazzler’ and ‘cheap as chips’.

The presenter starred in the very first series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2004, competed with former professional dancer Camilla Dallerup and a year later took part in the ITV series I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

His love of performing and showmanship was inspired by his wife Lorne, who is a former cabaret star, with the pair first meeting in a nightclub in the 1960s.

Married since 1968, the couple have two children together and also have grandchildren, one of whom became the youngest contestant ever to successfully secure an investment in the Dragons’ Den business show.

David recounted the highs and lows of his life in the autobiography The Duke, where he talked about learning at age 12. He was adopted as a baby by Joyce and Jim Dickinson.

Icon: The presenter starred in the very first series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2004 alongside former professional dancer Camilla Dallerup

In the jungle: After moving from the BBC to ITV, David took part in the Aussie series I’m A Celeb in 2005, starring former EastEnders actor Sid Owen as his camp mate

He discovered more about his heritage while filming the BBC documentary Who Do You Think You Are?, including that his Armenian grandfather was a former silk merchant and worked on the same streets where he learned the trade.

Cheryl Hakeney, a Dickinson’s Real Deal dealer for 14 years, told MailOnline this week that she remembers David selling at London Olympia, saying his stand resembled his outgoing personality.

She said, “I’ve known him for many years, I knew him before I was on the show because he’s a friend of my dad’s, and that’s not how I got the job, he was a fantastic antiques dealer back in the day. and he always dealt in really beautiful and unusual antiques, very guided by interior design.

‘He’s from Manchester but also exhibited every year at Olympia London and David’s booth was just like him, exaggerated, and the most fantastic and unusual things. He’s amazing and you can’t believe he’s 81 and still working, he’s a real showman.’