Homes Under The Hammer star Owain Wyn Evan's life off-screen from house refurbishment to marriage

Welsh TV property Owain Wyn Evans has been a acquainted look connected the BBC for respective years arsenic a big and upwind presenter.

Owain initially gained designation arsenic a newsman and presenter connected BBC Wales earlier taking up the mantle of pb upwind presenter for BBC North West.

His aboriginal mornings and dedication paid disconnected arsenic helium aboriginal presented segments for The One Show and took connected the roles of weatherman and newsreader connected BBC Breakfast.

Beyond his TV duties, he's recognised for his drumming skills, which gained attraction aft helium shared videos of himself connected societal media during lockdown, and his LGBTQ activism.

Viewers are keen to larn much astir the 40-year-old's beingness beyond the camera, including who the Homes Under the Hammer prima is joined to and his latest location renovation project.

Early beingness and vocation of Owain Wyn Evans

Born and bred successful Ammanford successful Carmarthenshire, Owain ever wanted to enactment successful the media.

Owain kick-started his broadcasting vocation astatine the tender property of 18 erstwhile helium became the presenter of Welsh-language children's quality programme Ffeil. Following this, helium progressed to enactment arsenic a reporter, presenter and video writer for BBC Wales.

In 2012, Owain started presenting the upwind connected BBC Wales Today. In 2020, Owain deed the jackpot erstwhile helium secured his archetypal presenting relation connected the iconic BBC amusement The One Show, wherever helium present regularly appears.

Telly favourite Owain Wyn Evans has made his expansive entranceway arsenic 1 of the caller faces to big "Homes Under the Hammer", with fans present enjoying episodes graced by the Welsh presenter's charm connected BBC One.

At the clip helium joined, Owain couldn't incorporate his excitement: "What tin I say, I emotion a translation dahlings! I've renovated respective homes implicit the years and person not been acrophobic to get my hands soiled successful the process."

He besides gushed astir the show, saying, "I emotion getting inspiration from others and seeing the earlier and aft truly does marque this a imagination occupation for me. I've watched Homes Under the Hammer for years and it is specified an iconic show.

"Now walk maine a sturdy footwear and a hard hat, I can't hold to observe much fabulous location transformations with the team!"

Owain's emotion for drumming and his grounds breaking foundation work

Owain, who drums up enactment for charities literally, made headlines with his philharmonic marathon that became Children successful Need's astir palmy 24hr situation ever successful 2021.

The writer and broadcaster played with a chorus of 50 drummers for an full time and night, with five-minute breaks each hour.

The foundation drumming league featured appearances from immoderate of rock's large drummers, including Clem Burke of Blondie and Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain - portion Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl sent a connection of bully luck.

The prima shared with BBC Radio Wales Breakfast his joyousness astatine being involved, stating, "I've heard that thing has been breached - I don't cognize what, different than tons of drumsticks! ".

"To perceive that it's raised that much... I'm speechless."

Who is Owain Wyn Evans joined to?

Owain is presently joined to his husband, Arran Rees. The duo got engaged successful Las Vegas backmost successful 2013, erstwhile Arran was associated with the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum successful the capital.

They tied the knot and shared their joyousness connected Twitter with a cosy snap, some beaming and flaunting their caller wedding bands.

Owain gushed successful his tweet: "We are exhausted... look astatine us! Thank you for your beauteous messages. You are amazing. Had a fabulous time with my @ArranJRees", and adjacent popped successful a diamond ringing emoji for bully measure.

Previously, Owain opened up astir aboriginal plans with Arran, revealing they've discussed kids and are keen connected adoption erstwhile the infinitesimal feels right.

He added: "We would not caput whether it was a lad oregon a girl. There are truthful galore kids that request to beryllium adopted."

Their wedding follows Owain's candid revelations astir his archetypal trepidation to travel retired publicly. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, helium recounted however helium considered concealing his sexuality upon starting his vocation astatine the BBC.

He explained: "I went backmost into the closet erstwhile I got my occupation with the BBC due to the fact that I felt similar I had to. It was a weird time, but the drums were decidedly thing that helped maine done that.”

"Growing up arsenic a cheery antheral successful the 80s and into the 90s, you know, erstwhile Section 28 was inactive a happening and I couldn’t talk astir who I was fundamentally and determination weren’t immoderate notation points either. You know, I felt similar the lone cheery successful the colony rather literally."

Owain continued: "Coming retired was a large happening and due to the fact that determination wasn’t that visibility backmost past I suppose, it was hard. It was truly difficult, but I consciousness precise fortunate that I person a beauteous family, had large friends, and the drums besides helped maine done that."

Inside Owain Wyn Evan's location beingness and renovation

After securing the Radio 2 aboriginal greeting slot, Owain, alongside his spouse Aaron, person waved goodbye to Manchester to clasp a fabulous 1930s fixer-upper successful their perfect spot wrong the beauteous Vale of Glamorgan.

Owain and Aaron started their spot travel successful a 1980s built flat successful Canton, past moved to a accepted terrace successful Roath and past play properties successful England.

Returning to Wales has been emotionally charged for the ex-weather presenter, and he's ecstatic astir being back. 

About the move, Owain shared, "My feet are properly, firmly stuck successful the crushed of Wales again which I love. The renovation is coming on brilliantly, and it's the archetypal clip that I've not lived successful a location that I'm renovating whilst renovating it.

"The location successful Manchester was an Edwardian semi with gorgeous stained solid windows, and we were determined to support them successful but astatine the backmost of the location we virtually took it each down due to the fact that we needed to bash immoderate enactment connected it."

In a caller chat astir his caller Welsh location with The Times, Owain disclosed that helium has revamped the crushed level layout, transforming the compact interiors into a bid of open-plan spaces stretching from the beforehand country to the garden.

The antecedently cramped eating room, room and downstairs loo person been knocked done to signifier a spacious room and lounge. Scattered astir the location are kitschy brackish and capsicum shakers, whimsical works holders and retro disco lights, on with eccentric decorations similar a full-sized corgi model, vibrant artwork and catchy phrases.