A guest on The Repair Shop was emotional after the biggest item in the show’s history was transformed from ‘scary to beautiful’.

Wednesday’s instalment of the BBC show saw horse riding instructor Ena and one of her pupils, Ellen, and Ellen’s mother Lynn bring in a 29-year-old life-sized model horse.

The horse, called Hector, was used to help teach at a riding school for disabled people but greatly needed some repairs.

Expert restorers Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch, with some help from Dominic Chinea, went about fixing Hector.

Later on in the episode, Ena and Ellen were presented the horse which had been completely transformed.

Julie asked: ‘What’re you hoping that we’ve done?’

Wednesday’s instalment of the BBC show saw horse riding instructor Ena and one of her pupils, Ellen, and Ellen’s mother Lynn bring in a 29-year-old life-sized model horse

Expert restorers Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch, with some help from Dominic Chinea, went about fixing Hector

Later on in the episode, Ena (pictured) and Ellen were presented the horse which had been completely transformed

‘I’d just like him to be less scary,’ Ellen replied.

When Hector was revealed, Ena gasped: ‘Oh my god.’ 

Lynn said: ‘He definitely looks friendly doesn’t he?’

Ena commented: ‘He actually looks so real! That is so soft. And you’ve put a lovely coloured eye in. His eyes are beautiful.’ 

Tearfully she added: ‘Ladies, thank you. And his feet have been fixed! He looks like a million dollars and I’m just loving the markings that you have put on him. They’re so real looking.’

Ellen said: ‘He’s just amazing.’ 

In another episode, a guest on broke down in tears after an expert admitted that he didn’t know what to do and resorted to ‘forcing his way into’ a locked till.

The episode saw a man called Jas ask for clock expert Steve Fletcher’s expertise to try and transform an old till that his parents used in their shop during the 1960s.

Ena commented: ‘He actually looks so real! ,That is so soft. And you’ve put a lovely coloured eye in. His eyes are beautiful.’

Ena looked tearful as she said: ‘Ladies, thank you. And his feet have been fixed! He looks like a million dollars and I’m just loving the markings that you have put on him. They’re so real looking.’ 

Steve managed to open one part of the item, but struggled to get inside, so he tipped it upside down and unscrewed some bolts to try and get in.  

But it was clear that he was struggling as the expert told the camera: ‘I’ve got no diagram, I’ve never done a till like this before. 

‘I don’t know what to do. I’m just hoping to force my way into it.

‘I really don’t like being beaten by anything. I think that’s moving actually…’

He managed to slide the drawer out and even found some play money in the till. 

Towards the end of the instalment, Jas and Steve met up again and he was reunited with his special item – and it looked totally different after the restoration.

Steve told him: ‘Tell you what, I can’t wait to show you this.’ 

A The Repair Shop guest broke down in tears during a previous instalment of the popular BBC show

Steve Fletcher admitted on the show: ‘I don’t know what to do. I’m just hoping to force my way into it’ 

After he took the cover off the till, Jas was lost for words and said: ‘Oh my God. Looks brand new! That’s amazing. It’s fantastic.’ 

Jas then pressed one of the ʙuттons and the drawer popped out. 

He said: ‘Oh my god. There’s a little…,’ and found the fake money that was previously used by his parents. 

Jas fought back the tears as he realised what the little pieces of money were and continued: ‘I didn’t realise that was in there! All them years.’ 

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