Lauren Wood Travelling Auctioneers Wiki, Age, Wife, Partner
Lauren Wood Biography – Lauren Wood Wiki
Lauren Wood is a furniture designer and maker. She is an expert on BBC One’s The Travelling Auctioneers. She won the second series of Channel 4’s Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker in 2022.
In an interview with DIVA magazine, Lauren spoke about her inspiration to go on the show. She said: “I love woodwork. It’s all I think about other than my family. My wife downloaded the application form and had me apply. I’m a bit of a home girl really so the thought of going away unnerved me, but my parents and sisters encouraged me to step outside of my comfort zone.”
Lauren Wood Age
The Travelling Auctioneers presenter Lauren Wood was born in 1985.
Lauren Wood Parents
Lauren is from a practical family. Her mum is a seamstress and her dad is a plumber. Her parents inspired her to get into woodwork. She said: “I loved seeing things be renovated and my dad always let me help him when he was doing jobs around the house and in the garden.”
Lauren Wood Wife
Woodwork expert Lauren Wood is married to her wife Martha Wood, whom she fondly refers to as Dolly. Lauren and Martha met at a surf camp weekend in the Gower Wales in July 2012. It took six months of dating and commuting from Kent to Devon to win her over. They married in 2017.
In a 2022 interview with DIVA magazine, Lauren spoke about the role her wife Martha had in supporting and encouraging her to go on Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker.
“I entered the competition because my wife encouraged me to after we binge watched the first series,” Lauren said. “My wife downloaded the application form and had me apply.”
Lauren Wood Family
Lauren Wood and her wife, Martha Wood, have two children. Martha was pregnant with their third child when Lauren left for the Channel 4 show. Lauren said their IVF journey was a rollercoaster.
She added: “Dolly and I both harvested our eggs, and we used the same sperm donor to fertilise them. Dolly carried all of our children, and we successfully had two babies over six attempts. Sadly, for us our journey ended on a miscarriage at nine weeks, but we are grateful to have our two beautiful children. We’ve always said we wanted a house full of laughter and fun, which we both feel we have so we couldn’t ask for more than that.”
Lauren Wood Travelling Auctioneers
Lauren Wood is an expert on BBC One’s The Travelling Auctioneers. She made her first appearance on the show in January 2025.
“Well here it is a little reel to celebrate the fun new side hustle from my 9-5. Huge thanks to STV for taking me on to present The Travelling Auctioneers and I’m so glad I did it with James “JB” Broad,” Lauren wrote in an Instagram post. “I also have to say a huge thanks to all the film crew – I absolutely loved spending my summer with you all over the uk. These guys just don’t stop. Absolutely workhorses. Big thanks also to my wife and family who push me constantly – you guys are my role models.”
Lauren Wood’s Instagram handle is woodsmything.