Teddy Bear Ladies Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch are well known for their close bond on The Repair Shop.

The beloved duo work together to breathe new life into visitors’ most prized possessions on the BBC hit show.

Known as the ‘Teddy Bear Ladies’, they dedicate themselves to restoring childhood bears and other beloved soft toys.

The pair are set to appear on Love Your Garden with Alan Titchmarsh today (June 14) and the host may quiz the duo on their close bond.

Ahead of their appearances on the ITV hit show, here is everything you need to know about The Repair Shop stars.

Given how closely the pair work together, countless viewers have wondered whether Julie and Amanda are actually related.

While they undeniably share a close bond, the teddy bear experts aren’t family members at all, but have remained firm friends and professional partners for at least 15 years.

The pair first joined forces in 2006, brought together by their shared passion for encouraging others to get into needlework. They subsequently merged this with restoring teddy bears and soft toys by running workshops with children and their parents at creative birthday parties.

Julie and Amanda eventually decided to focus solely on teddy bear restoration as their full-time profession, leading to the launch of their business Bear It In Mind, now well-established in the New Forest.

It was in 2017 that they joined The Repair Shop, hoping the show would further inspire people to pick up a needle and thread.

They shared on the Bear It In Mind website: “There may even be a new generation of repairers developing as we speak, together with growing interest in the history and stories behind the once flourishing manufacture of soft toys in Britain.”

Sadly, Bear It In Mind no longer takes on new restoration projects, having opted to focus their efforts on championing and preserving the traditional craft instead.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/2215710/Repair-Shop-Teddy-Bear-Ladies-Julie-Tatchell-Amanda-Middleditch