Homes Under The Hammer star axed and replaced by TV weatherman
HOMES Under The Hammer has axed presenter Tommy Walsh.
The ex-Ground Force favourite, 67, has been replaced by Radio 2 host Owain Wyn Evans, 39.
Tommy shot his final scenes last year and Owain has already started filming.
A TV source said: “Bosses wanted a makeover to keep younger viewers interested.
“They have been keen to get Owain onto one of their popular shows for a while — he will add a new dynamic.
“The upcoming series will feature both Tommy and Owain as there is a three-month lag with the house makeovers, so there is some crossover.”
Former builder Tommy only joined the auction property renovation show in 2021 alongside original presenter Martin Roberts, 60, plus Martel Maxwell, 46, and ex-footballer Dion Dublin, 54.
A year later, he revealed his secret throat cancer diagnosis — having had two benign lumps removed from his chest 20 years earlier.
He said: “I had to go in straight away and have surgery to remove it. I am now fully recovered and even back playing football!”
Owain presented the weather on regional BBC shows for years and made his debut on BBC Breakfast in 2021, having reported for The One Show.
He now presents Radio 2’s Early Breakfast Show and last year raised more than £3million for Children In Need with his 24-hours drum-athon.
The BBC declined to comment on the presenter change.