Kristian Digby
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| Kristian Digby | |
| Born | 24 June 1977 Torquay, Devon, England |
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| Occupation | Television presenter Television director |
Kristian Digby (pronounced /ˈkrɪstjən ˈdɪgbi/; born 24 June 1977) is an English television presenter and director who is best known for presenting To Buy or Not to Buy on BBC One.
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[edit] Early life
Kristian Digby was born on 24 June 1977 in Torquay, Devon to a family of property developers.[1][2] In 1997, Digby's film Words of Deception won him a Junior BAFTA.[3] The following year, his film Last Train to Demise which featured actress and model Lucy Perkins, won the Melbourne Film Festival Award for Best Student Film.[3]
[edit] Television career
Kristian Digby started his television presenting career for ITV presenting Nightlife. Prior to this he covered for LBC's tv critic Chris Stacey on LBC's evening shows, Sunday Night and One Night Strand.[3] At around the same time, he directed television programmes Homefront, Fantasy Rooms, She’s Gotta Have It which also featured actress and model Lucy Perkins, Girls On Top and The O-Zone.[3] In 2001, Digby, who is gay, presented That Gay Show on BBC Choice.[4]
Since 2003, Digby has presented for the BBC, most notably To Buy or Not to Buy.[3] In addition, he has presented Uncharted Territory, Holiday, Trading Up, Living in the Sun and Open House.[3]
In 2006 he appeared in Simon Fanshawe's The Trouble with Gay Men and bemoaned the lack of gay role models and how he refuses to camp it up on TV. In the September 2006 edition of AXM he appeared nude for charity.
[edit] References
- ^ "Digby, Kristian", British Film Institute.
- ^ "Presenter biographies", BBC.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kristian Digby", NCI Management Ltd.
- ^ "TW:Kristian Digby", Rainbow Network, 7 October 2002.
