Pal plays TV joke on friend

Bus driver James Murray, 22, from Lockerbie, emailed dating show Naked Attraction, where contestants strip off for the chance to win a date, pretending to be his friend, Stuart Smith. Titling the email ‘Hunk of an entry’, he wrote to producers to say: “My name is Stuart Smith, I live on the outskirts of Lochmaben with my dog Roxie. “I am 26-years-old, although I don’t look a day over 40!” He also submitted his pal’s mobile number. And last week producers got in touch to see if Stuart was still looking for love and offering to arrange a chat with the Lochmaben local to discuss his prospects of appearing on the show. So watch this space ...