The Repair Shop visitor breaks down in tears as visitor admits ‘I’m ashamed’ after shedding his twin to most cancers – and shares heartbreaking reality behind his chair

A guest on The Repair Shop broke down in tears after revealing he felt ‘ashamed’ about the state of century-old furniture left to him by his twin, who had died of cancer.

Roger Parsons’s brother Chris passed away three years ago but years before he died he gave his twin a set of chairs as he was about to move to Florida.

In the 1990s, the guest opted to put the wooden chairs in a storage unit, but they were soon damaged after the room became riddled with damp.

This led Roger to the BBC show, becoming the star of its latest instalment and making fans emotional with his heart-wrenching story.

He said: ‘Chris sadly lost his life to cancer back in July 2022.

‘I didn’t really look after them as well as I might have done… I am ashamed actually that they have ended up in this condition. 

A guest on The Repair Shop broke down in tears after revealing he felt ‘ashamed’ about the state of century-old furniture left to him by his twin who had died of cancer

Roger Parsons had opted to put the wooden chairs in a storage unit but they were soon damaged by damp. He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the repair job later in the show

The guest described his lifelong friendship with his twin and explained that he often followed his sibling around

‘Now that Chris has gone, everything that was attached to him is of greater significance to me.’

Roger described his lifelong friendship with his twin and explained that he often followed his sibling around.

‘We were born 17 minutes apart,’ he said. 

‘We did everything together, we played rugby, played sport together. Chris was always one step ahead, I kind of hung on to his shirt tails.

‘He had my back and I had his.’

Expert Sonnaz Nooranvary was blown away by the furniture and told Roger that the chairs were designed at least 100 years ago and were handmade by luxury crafter Ercol.

She then joined Will Kirk in carrying out the arduous task of mending the wooden frame and making some new cushions to replace the rotten existing set.

Roger could not believe his eyes when he arrived at the barn after the repair mission, as he was greeted by patched-up chairs with fresh peach and grey cushions. 

He said: ‘Wow that’s incredible, absolutely amazing… I have never seen them looking so good and I am sure Chris didn’t either. 

Minutes after the tear-jerking episode aired, fans took to social media to admit that the show had put them through the emotional wringer once again

‘To see the woodwork and the upholstery come back to life, it’s remarkable. Just thinking how nice it would have been to have maybe be sat with Chris in the other one.’

He then expressed intention to take the chairs back to his house straight away and not make the same mistake of placing them in storage.

Minutes after the tear-jerking episode aired, fans took to social media to admit that the show had put them through the emotional wringer once again.

One said on X: ‘The repair shop gotta be one of the most genuine and wholesome shows ever made.’

Another added: ‘Oh God, Repair Shop’s gonna have me bawling my eyes out again.’

A third impressed viewer posted: ‘Take a bow everyone, good job on everything.’ 

Another moved fan said: ‘Those chairs! Will is a genius. The upholstery is perfect. Brilliant joint effort #TheRepairShop I’m in awe.’

One added: ‘Poor bloke looking across at the empty chair.. I seem to have something in my eye.’ 

The Repair Shop airs Wednesdays on BBC One at 8pm and is available to stream on iPlayer.