Tributes have been paid to TV star Kristian Digby, who was found dead in his east London flat on Monday morning. Police say that the death of the 32 year old presenter is as yet "unexplained".

Born into a family of property developers, Digby is probably best known for his work on a number of property shows, including 'To Buy Or Not To Buy' and 'House Swap', but prior to that he had achieved a degree of success in film: he won a junior Bafta in 1997 for his film 'Words of Deception' and the Melbourne Film Festival Best Student gong in 1998 for 'Last Train To Demise'. He also directed a number of TV programmes, and presented 'That Gay Show' on BBC Choice.

A spokesman for the BBC has 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 for us and will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time."

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 and my thoughts at this time are with his family and his many friends. He will be sorely missed."

Dominic Littlewood, Digby's co-presenter on 'To Buy or Not to Buy', said: "There's not a bad word I can say about Kristian. He was a lovely fun, nice, jolly, decent person."

Fellow broadcaster and friend Julian Bennett said: "He did so much for the gay community. He appealed to the masses. He was well educated . He made gay acceptable to the middle class and that was a tough thing to do. Being gay has never been a problem for him. He was a gentleman."