Angus Purden

Angus Purden (born 1973) is a Scottish television presenter. A former Mr. Scotland and model, he wrote for a Scottish newspaper and is now best known for presenting do-it-yourself and Scottish lottery shows. One of the regular presenters for the BBC series Cash in the Attic since 2002, he also appeared in programmes such as Channel 4's Room For Improvement (2004-2010) and Ghost Towns (2005–2006) for Living TV, and he was a street prize presenter and public face of People's Postcode Lottery. In April 2010, Angus became the main host of STV gameshow Postcode Challenge.

Early life The youngest in his family with two sisters and a brother. Purden was born in 1973 and named Gary. He was raised in the small town of Shotts in Lanarkshire. As a teenager, he won the title of Mr. Scotland in a Daily Record competition in 1992. According to Purden, "I was surrounded by beautiful people so I remember laughing my head off that they thought I looked exotic. I was just a wee boy from a housing estate in Lanarkshire but I had thick, long curly hair and they liked me. The designer Romeo Gigli used me as his muse, and designed an entire collection on me. It was an amazing time."

Purden was a presenter on BBC's Cash in the Attic, visiting family homes to find out what they need to raise money for. They then explore the home to find items that may be taken to auction, which are valued by experts. Before this, he presented Series 1 to 3 of Channel 4's Room For Improvement, a home renovation show. and the Travel Channel, and also fronted TV We Love To Hate for BBC Three. Radio appearances include BBC Radio Scotland and LBC 97.3, and he writes occasional travel pieces for the Scottish tabloid the Sunday Mail.

Purden, alongside Lorraine Kelly presented the six-part psychology series, Make Me Happier for STV, which was broadcast in November/December 2009,

2005 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards

Derek Acorah's Quest for Guy Fawkes

Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns

People's Postcode Lottery

Ready Steady Cook(participant)

TV We Love to Hate

Watch to Win

Make Me Happier

The Hour(guest host)

Postcode Challenge (main host)

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Personal life Purden is interested in interiors and architecture.

By April 2006 Purden had returned to Glasgow's West End after having spent 12 years in London. He said that being back in Scotland was a "breath of fresh air" and added: "Life seemed too hard in London. I needed to be there initially because of my career but now that I'm more established I feel it's going to be easier to commute. I'm elated to be back." In Glasgow, he acquired and renovated two B-listed properties.