Lucy Alexander, who co-presented BBC One's Homes Under the Hammer for 13 years, left the show in 2016. She later confessed she was 'out of a job' after finishing her other BBC consumer programme, Customers Always Right, which was not recommissioned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why Lucy Alexander Left Homes Under the Hammer
In July 2016, Alexander announced she was stepping down from the daytime property show, which has been on air since 2003. She had co-hosted alongside Martin Roberts from the very beginning. Her departure came just a month after the announcement, though she continues to appear in repeats.
At the time, Alexander tweeted: 'It's with a huge heavy heart I'm stepping down, it's not the outcome I wanted but to pursue other work and a commercial deal I had to leave.' She added: 'I will miss my TV husband @TVMartinRoberts hugely we have had 13 happy years together! time to move on though.'
Life After Homes Under the Hammer
Speaking in 2023, Alexander revealed the financial difficulties she faced after leaving the show. 'I kind of just finished Customers Always Right. It was successful and we were looking at maybe doing another one. Then it was Covid, then we didn't get recommissioned, and then I was out of a job. I didn't have any work,' she said.
She added: 'Unless you were one of those people who were working on Hammer or on a different programme you were stuck at home. We are all self-employed, don't forget. It wasn't the greatest of times for me. I still had a mortgage to pay and a family to feed.'
Martin Roberts Reflects on Lucy's Exit
Martin Roberts, who continues to front the show alongside Dion Dublin, Jacqui Joseph, Tommy Walsh, and Martel Maxwell, responded to a fan in March 2020, saying: 'Lucy left to pursue other opportunities but like you I miss her, and who knows what will happen in the future?'
