A MIDDLE-AGED Unsworth couple have become the focus of nationwide attention as models.

They have been snapped up to advertise a new range of products from designer outlet Gretna Gateway in Scotland.

Mags and Roger Gannon, of Cunningham Drive, will star on billboards and in newspapers and magazines across the country, sporting designer fashions from names such as Polo Ralph Lauren, DKNY and Tommy Hilfiger.

The Gannons enjoyed a weekend in Edinburgh working on the photo shoot. Each won a designer outfit and £500 worth of shopping vouchers.

Mags (58) is a part-time customer services adviser in Manchester, and Roger (59) works for Whitbreads.

Mags is also in the final year of a three-year drama course, part of which involves getting work as TV extras.

"My agent told me that the company was looking for character models, then we got a letter saying they wanted middle-aged Lancashire folk for this advert," she said.

"We couldn't believe it when we were chosen, but it was full steam ahead, and the weekend in Edinburgh was absolutely fabulous."