ARCHITECT Danny Campbell thought he had nailed it as a new TV judge - until he was compared to movie murderer Michael Myers. Last year the hunky presenter joined the panel of experts on the popular BBC series Scotland’s Home of the Year, becoming an instant hit with viewers. But when he wore a jump suit for the season’s finale it earned him comparisons with masked serial killer Myers from the Halloween horror movies. Danny, 34, says: “I get the odd comment here and there on social media and some of them can be really funny - especially when I wore a jumpsuit for the final. “Somebody posted, ‘That architect is gorgeous, but why is he dressed like Michael Myers?’. I was like, ‘that’s a backhanded comment if ever I’ve heard one’.” Danny slipped effortlessly in as the third judge on the property show, called SHOTY for short, alongside regulars Banjo Beale and Anna Campbell Jones, even though he admits he was “nervous” about joining the team. He explains: “Probably one of the things I was worried about when I joined was would we all get along? But I had no need to be nervous as I love Anna and Banjo, they’re fantastic colleagues to work with. We all kind of bounce off each other, which makes the job so much easier.” However, Danny reckons viewers will see him assert himself more with this series. He explains: “I think this year though I definitely found that I was challenging some of the interior design stuff more than I did in the previous year. “There weren’t arguments, but definitely some feistiness to some of the judging, especially when it came to houses that had scored draws. “But it’s very well meaning, and we’re always respectful because at the core, these people have been brave enough to put the homes forward in the first place.” Raised with eldest brother Euros, 35, in Rhu, Argyll and Bute, by their surgeon dad Duncan and mum Caron, Danny runs his own Glasgow-based architects Hoko Design. But he once had designs on being a rugby player, competing at the top level in Vancouver, Canada, before moving to the National Two league in England and finally as a full back for National 1 side GHK in Glasgow. Now he just plays for fun, although his new-found fame has singled him out for some unwanted attention. He says: “I was playing rugby a couple of weeks ago and it was chucking it down with rain. Some guy tackled me and the ball played on, but as he was getting up he pushed my head right into the dirt, then whispered in my ear, ‘you can take that to the BBC’.” Danny juggles his business and blossoming TV career with a busy homelife in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow, where he lives with his English wife Melissa, 36, and their three sons Teddy, eight, Dougie, six, and three-year-old D-Rex. But the close-knit family was rocked last August by the death of Danny’s actor and comedian younger brother Duncan from neoplasm brain cancer. He was 32. Danny says: “Dunc was a huge SHOTY fan. He was always happy when other people did well, which is a very rare characteristic these days. “Thankfully, the production company sent over one of the first episodes I was in, which he managed to watch just two days before he passed away. “So he passed away while we were still filming as we hadn’t even filmed the final yet. So I’m really indebted to the production company. They were so incredibly supportive. “They were shuttling me back and forth all the time, really going the extra mile to make sure I was there as much as possible. “Then we had a little break of about 10 days after visiting the last home in the series until the final and Dunc passed away in that gap. “Two days later I filmed the final so it was really difficult and I was quite in shock with it all. It was made absolutely clear to me it would be fine to miss the final but Dunc wouldn’t have wanted that. “It was like me and my brother doing it together. I was like ‘Let’s do this. You’re coming with me. We’ll make a go of it’. Because that was his whole attitude to life. “All throughout his illness he was always bouncing back in quite a remarkable way. He showed incredible courage.” He adds: “But I just miss him every day. It was his birthday on Mother’s Day and of course that was just horrible for our mum.” Danny will return to our screens on Monday as he kicks-off the hunt for Scotland’s Home of the Year 2025. And viewers will discover interior designer Banjo has nicknamed Danny the “extension detective” as the architect always hones in on any extra builds the homeowners have added. He says: “In my day job I’m doing extensions every day and love it so I suppose I am an extension detective. “But it’s one of those things when you’re looking at a home, it’s such a sacred architectural space for people. To actually then change it dramatically is really interesting to see what decisions they have made. “So when I see an extension or a conversion it does give me an insight into their mindset and why they might make certain decisions. “What somebody decides to do with their home extension says a lot about them. You can really psychoanalyse it.” Danny has vowed that his killer jumpsuit will not be making a reappearance - but he promises to unleash another eyecatching outfit. He says: “The jumpsuit’s not coming back, but there’s something else. Maybe even more controversial. I’m not sure how people will feel about it. “The thing is I’m just doing it to be a little bit different as I normally keep my wardrobe pretty simple, mostly just wearing black stuff. “But for something like the final of Scotland’s Home of the Year, I try to push the boat out a little bit and do something different.” He adds: “But I think I’ll try and ditch the mass murderer look, although that was a really funny comment and something I just had to take on the chin.” Scotland’s Home of the Year, begins on Monday on BBC One Scotland at 8.30pm.