Kristian Digby
Kristian Digby | |
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Born | Scott Kristian Edwin Digby 24 June 1977[1] |
Died | 1 March 2010 Stratford, London, England | (aged 32)
Occupation(s) | Television presenter and director |
Years active | 1998–2010 |
Parent(s) | David Digby[1] Paula Dubois |
Scott Kristian Edwin Digby (24 June 1977 – 1 March 2010) was an English television presenter and director best known for presenting To Buy or Not to Buy on BBC One. On 1 March 2010 he was found dead in what police said were "unexplained circumstances".[2][3] On 9 November 2010, a coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
Early life
Digby was born in
Television career
Digby began his television presenting career for
Beginning in 2003, Digby presented various programmes for the BBC, including To Buy or Not to Buy.[9] In addition, he has presented Uncharted Territory, Holiday, Trading Up, Living in the Sun, House Swap, and Open House.[9] In the September 2006 edition of AXM he appeared nude for charity.
Digby was a presenter of morning TV BBC shows:
- Open House – Along with his team, he made over properties that are not selling through the traditional estate agent route, after the make over they host an open house for possible buyers.
- Buy It, Sell It, Bank It – The show follows two property developers at a property auction, the winner is followed for the rest of the show as he or she alters the house. The loser at the auction gives his or her thoughts of the improvements at the end of the show.
- To Build or Not to Build – In 2008 Digby decided to build his own house, designed by Neu Architects.[11] The BBC decided to follow this and also draw in other people who have done something similar with Digby interviewing them. The premise is similar to Channel 4's Grand Designs, but on a smaller scale.
Directing
In 1997 Digby's film Words of Deception won a junior
Charity work
Digby devoted a large amount of time to charity work. He supported both dyslexia charities, as well as LGBT charities. Two charities he was involved with were
Personal life
Digby was openly gay.[14] He discovered his sexuality when he was studying for his degree in "Film, video and photographic arts" at the University of Westminster (1995 to 1998).[15]
In 2006, he appeared in Simon Fanshawe's The Trouble with Gay Men and bemoaned the lack of gay role models, explaining how he refused to camp it up on TV, although he was known for his pole dancing skills excerpted on That Gay Show.[16]
Death
Digby's partner, Jason Englebrecht, returned from Africa on 28 February 2010, and tried to call Digby, but was unsuccessful in making contact or entering his home in Newham, London. On the morning of 1 March, Englebrecht called Digby's neighbour (and tenant) who entered the two-bedroom house that Digby had built and lived in. She found Digby dead on his bed at 7:45 am on 1 March 2010. An ambulance was called; paramedics declared him dead at the scene.[17][18][19] Digby's body was identified by his mother, Paula Dubois. Digby's post-mortem examination was held on 2 March 2010; the results were inconclusive.[20] The police were satisfied that there was no third-party involvement and the press reported his death was caused by auto-erotic asphyxiation.[21][12][22][23]
An
References
- ^ a b c "Kristian Digby obituary". The Guardian. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018.
- ^ "TV Presenter Found Dead at His Flat". Sky News. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "TV presenter Kristian Digby found dead in London flat". BBC News. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Digby, Kristian". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007.
- ^ "Presenter biographies". BBC.
- ^ "Celebrities tell us about their first year at university". The Guardian. 14 August 2008.
- ^ BBC News, Tributes to 'much-loved' TV presenter Kristian Digby, 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ The Daily Mirror, Kristian Digby dead: To Buy Or Not To Buy presenter's body found at flat, 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kristian Digby". NCI Management Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008.
- ^ "TW:Kristian Digby". Rainbow Network. 7 October 2002. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ Hewitson, Jessie (2 August 2009). "Kristian Digby: Here's one I built earlier". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b Roberts, Laura (2 March 2010). "Kristian Digby, the BBC presenter, may have died in sex game gone wrong". The Telegraph.
- ^ "The Albert Kennedy Trust | Home". The Albert Kennedy Trust. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Katbamna, Mira (14 August 2008). "My first year: Nervous about starting university? Mira Katbamna asks a few people who've been there and done that for their best advice". The Observer.
- ^ Wells, Matt (11 November 2002). "BBC venture seeks to corner the gay market". The Observer.
- ^ Jenkins, Russell (2 March 2010). "TV presenter Kristian Digby died after 'solo sex game went wrong'". Times Online.
- ^ Press Association (1 March 2010). "BBC television presenter Kristian Digby found dead: Circumstances of To Buy or Not to Buy presenter's death are 'unexplained', police say". The Observer.
- ^ Press Association (2 March 2010). "Family shocked by TV host's 'sex game' death". The Independent.
- ^ Family shocked by TV host Kristian Digby's 'sex game' death
- ^ Lloyd, Peter (2 March 2010). "UPDATE: Kristian Digby's post-mortem is "inconclusive"". Pink Paper. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ "Family shock over 'sex game' death". The Mirror. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Family shocked by TV host Kristian Digby's 'sex game' death". The Independent. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Mother's tears for TV Kristian Digby". The Express. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "BBC TV presenter Kristian Digby's death 'misadventure'". BBC News. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
External links
- Kristian Digby at IMDb