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Restoration Expert Dominic Chinea recently revealed his experience of working with Formula One Royalty Lewis Hamilton. Chinea appears on the famous BBC show ‘The Repair Shop’. The Repair Shop is a show about upcycling and restoring. While Chinea is a renowned expert in this field and has been doing it for years, he has unsurprisingly also become a fan-favorite.

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Lewis Hamilton is undoubtedly the most famous name in F1. He has starred in franchises like ‘Cars’ and is no stranger to the camera. And it is no surprise that the seven-time world champion can come across as intimidating to mere mortals.

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However, when Dominic was quizzed about ever being star-struck, he replied, “I know you want me to say ‘yes’ and drop lots of names but to be honest not really. The draw for me of being a set designer was not the celebrity or brand but all the challenges that each unique build offered.”

Chinea was on set with Lewis Hamilton once

Dominic also revealed that he is a huge F1 fan and that meeting Hamilton was exciting. Regarding the meeting, he said, “Probably the most exciting name that I worked alongside was Lewis Hamilton, as I’m a huge F1 fan, he was doing a shoot and I held his chocolate bar at one point, along with designing the set ahead of time!!” Chinea further added.

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The restoration connoisseur, however, is somewhat of a celebrity himself now. Very often quizzed about his ingenious ideas, he has become a household name. Dominic also revealed that, though he is an upcycling expert, he is very camera shy. His previous work experience was that of a set designer. Understandably, Chinea was mostly behind the scenes and is “slowly getting used to” facing the camera.

Dominic will attend the Ideal Home Show on Monday, March 21. They will hold the show in Olympia London from Friday 11th to Sunday 27th March 2022.