British TV presenter Kristian Digby of To Buy or Not to Buy, which airs in Australia on the How To channel, has been found dead in his East London flat.
Police said the death was unexplained, and that the host of daytime television shows was dead when police and paramedics found him.
Digby, 32, had also hosted That Gay Show for the BBC, and came to presenting after starting out behind the camera.
A BBC spokesman said: “Kristian was a much-loved and talented presenter for BBC Daytime. He brought a real sense of energy and warmth to all the shows he presented and will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time.”
Digby’s agent and friend Jo Wander said: “I am devastated by the loss. He was a lovely guy and a very talented presenter and director. I will miss him hugely.”
His short film Last Train To Demise won the 1998 Melbourne Film Festival best student film and Words of Deception won him a junior BAFTA.
The openly-gay Digby had also worked on Double Agents, Living In The Sun, House Swap and Buy It, Sell It, Bank It.
Source: Guardian
He was a great animated presenter, I really enjoyed watching him
and timed my day around his works. Goodbye dear Kristian, we will
really miss you. Rest in peace. Patti
@ Barrie. It was auto-asphyxiation. Read about it here thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2873818/BBC-star-Kristian-Digby-died-after-a-solo-sex-game-went-wrong.html
If it was suicide then it is very sad as he appeared to be such a happy person on TV. As there has been no official statement regarding the way he died then the article regarding auto-asphysixian is obviously just a rumour at this stage. It really annoys me when a gay celebrity dies that the gutter press immediately link the death to some perverse sexual act without knowing any facts.
Way too young. Talented (which he was) or not, any death is to be mourned. His will be.
Re: Lifeline/Beyond Blue links. People deal with death differently. To some, it’s easy to move on from, for others – no matter the fact that he is (beyond the television) unknown to them – it’s harder to deal with. The fact that he was such a likeable and friendly TV personality makes it that much harder.
We are social creatures, and even for some TV presenter that we don’t personally know but have still become attached to, there will be the need to talk it out with someone. To help us deal. Providing links to such sites/services that offer such things, on any announcement of death, is simply common sense.
@TAS DEV
Those links are there in case some people may associate this death different and may need that service. To an individual in crisis not everything is clear cut and perhaps appreciate that fact when you decide to ask a question about something which seems obvious.
What is the deal with auto erotic asphyxiation?
Who does this? and what a way to die, how embarassing.
No offence intended, but why are there links to Lifeline and Beyond Blue? It says the death was unexplained, not necessarily a suicide.
A new report in the Herald-Sun is stating that he died accidently from auto erotic asphyxiation
I only discovered him when I was looking after a Foxteled house over Xmas; I got quite addicted to Kristian and his collection of vests. Too too young….
RIP
going to miss him terribly, he was great on To Buy Or Not To BUy and Open House, such a big personality
So sad..I so liked him and watched him many times..He always seemed so happy and was a great presenter..He’ll be missed
Thats awful, I really liked him, and he was very attractive too.
Awww thats sad he was young and Hot !!!!!
That’s sad, he was only young.