Escape to the Country's Alistair Appleton has graced our screens for nearly two decades. His charismatic presenting style and rapport with house hunters on the BBC property show have made him a beloved figure, working alongside co-hosts Ginny Buckley and Nicki Chapman. Born in Hampshire, the 54-year-old Cambridge alumnus ventured overseas post-university, teaching English at the University of Gdansk in Poland before launching a broadcasting career in Germany with Deutsche Welle as a translator and journalist.
Alistair's early television journey included Hot TV on Sky, Channel Five's House Doctor, Rhona on BBC, Cash in the Attic in the early 2000s before he transitioned to Escape to the Country in 2007. While Alistair maintains a very private life, he occasionally offers a peek into his downtime off-camera. Here's what we know about his artistic husband and their idyllic cottage home.
Alistair first publicly identified as gay during his university years and confesses that he fully embraced his sexuality while living in Poland and Germany. Alistair has largely kept his personal life away from the public eye, but he has sporadically discussed his husband on social media and in interviews. Alistair is currently married to his husband Daniel Martin, and the couple resides in a 1930s French sea captain's cottage in the port of Newhaven.
They set up their cosy life in a quaint Sussex cottage alongside their beloved pet dog Ben and a two-year-old cat named Joni. In a heartwarming Ins.