Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Do you know the lady who is as famous as James Constantinou is, on the highly popular Posh Pawn Show produced by Channel 4 on television! We are referring to Claudia Valentin, the expert on luxury designer items.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- As her name suggests, Claudia is of Italian descent.
- However, she resides in Surrey.
- The 45+ businessperson is engaged to James Constantinou, who is nine years older to her.
- Apart from appearing on the Posh Pawn show, James is also the owner of Prestige Pawnbrokers.
- He has two children from a previous marriage.
- Three more have arrived on the scene, thanks to his relationship with Claudia.
- Therefore, the couple acts as parents for five children in total.
- Claudia’s greatest inspiration in life is her father.
- From him, she learned that quality has greater value than quantity.
- Towards this end, she uses this advice to judge friends, lifestyles and handbags!
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Claudia graduated from Newlands Girls School. She studied there from 1987 until 1992.
- There is no information about her further studies.
- Suffice to say that Claudia’s expertise on handbags has been acquired through sheer passion and experience.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Claudia’s love affair with handbags began when she was only four years old.
- One of her stylish relatives bought her a luxurious handbag from Sicily.
- Claudia adored the smell of the rich Italian leather, as well as the superbly hand-painted flowers on handbag.
- Claudia began her working life at the tender age of 13, in a hair salon.
- Even at that age, her entire focus was on purchasing a designer handbag for herself.
- As soon as she had saved enough money from her wages, she bought her first tan Ted Baker handbag!
- By the age of 18, she had collected numerous models and learned plenty about luxury designer items.
- This expertise got her onto the Posh Pawn show.
- She is the specialist appraiser.
- She also takes up consultancy work at Prestige Pawnbrokers, since she has so much knowledge of luxury items.
Interests :
- Claudia’s major obsession in life is to own as many handbags as possible!
- She owns a whopping 400 specimens, worth around 300,000 pounds!
- She stores them in a special room, which she calls her walk-in wardrobe.
- She ensures that every handbag stays as an independent exhibit, without being at risk for damage, by arranging them neatly on loads of Ikea shelves.
- Apart from handbags, Claudia adores every unusual item in her fiancé’s store, including bikes, and tries to learn everything about them.
- Her children are her pride and joy, and she loves watching them grow up!
- She finds the stories of individuals who visit Prestige Pawnbrokers, very inspiring because they relate to achievements and hardships.
- For anyone wishing to emulate her, Claudia suggests that they should be keen researchers, passionate in whatever they take up, and be willing to treat life as an ‘educational journey.’
She claims benefits from the government. She is a fraud
True and now got Leanne Martin Art in her shop. Leanne also claims UC and Pop.
Well absolutely!
Claudia is going to rip you off, darling.