Dominic Chinea, the metal worker known from The Repair Shop, recently opened up about leaving his job, conceding that "it's never the right time" for such a decision.

During a Q&A session on his YouTube channel, Dom delved into his life and career and addressed his followers' curiosities.

Within this revealing session, he was asked about his entrance into television and his pre-The Repair Shop pursuits.

Dom, who has just moved from Kent to Cornwall, recounted his early career: "I got a job in London working for Rankin, a photographer."

He detailed his rise through the ranks: "Ended up being his set designer, making props and sets and things for him, which took over a few years, and ended up running his set design department. That was a wild, but amazing, and difficult few years," reports Gloucestershire Live.

He shared the bold leap he made into entrepreneurship: "I literally quit my job on the Friday, left there Monday that weekend whenever it was, signed the lease to my workshop, my new workshop in Hackney Wick in East London, which was an absolute derelict workshop, and started my own company being a set designer."

The restorer also revealed the gamble involved in his career transition. "The next few months, from there on, were some of the scariest weeks, months, literally, I've ever had," Dominic admitted.