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A sales advisor used to being taunted by jealous men has been won an AWARD for being in a relationship with a stunning blonde.

Darren Donaghey and Kate Cathart insist personality counts for everything.

That may be because Darren is no Brad Pitt - but his fiancé Kate has the looks of a Hollywood babe.

Sales advisor Darren, 29, has been crowned ‘Punching Above Your Weight Champion’ for pulling stunning Kate.

But he hasn't just won her over with a chat-up line.

The loved-up couple have been in a relationship for eight years and have a two-year-old son called Jaxon.

Thousands of Newscastle-based Metro Radio station voted him one of the region’s luckiest men as he scooped the award last week.

Cheeky Darren boasted: "Some of the other blokes in the final were pretty horrid so at least now I know how I measure up!".

The happy bloke from Walker, Newcastle , said he’s used to getting stick about how he managed to woo gorgeous Kate.

He said: “I heard the competition on the radio when I was driving to work.

"Before even asking Kate I’d uploaded a photo of us together to the Metro website.

“It attracted plenty of attention and we found ourselves selected as one of the five finalists.

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“For years I’ve had stick about how I managed to woo Kate.

"It's not unusual to be out together and other guys to innocently start chatting Kate up, thinking that I couldn’t possibly be with her.

“Even when we are out shopping at Asda I get these funny looks from blokes and I know what they are thinking.

“Having put up with this for years I knew we had a decent chance of winning."

The couple met when Kate moved into the same street as Darren.

They are getting married this August at Matfen Hall in Northumberland.

Before winning the competition Darren and Kate had made plans to have a short weekend break as a honeymoon.

But they have won an all-inclusive two week holiday to Rhodes, Greece - so Darren can baffle Europeans with his pulling techniques.

Full-time mum Kate said: "I love Darren dearly and as most people know, looks aren’t everything.

"We joke about it all the time.”

The couple picked up the award live on the Metro Radio Steve and Karen Breakfast Show on Thursday.

Presenter Steve said: "There was some innocent flirting going on from my side.

"Seriously though, they were a fantastic couple and we were chuffed to bits to see them win.

"As all of the contestants pointed out, it was a bit of fun."

Now read how Chronicle Live reported the true-love story