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Gethin Jones lands new job and it's completely different to BBC Morning Live
Gethin Jones lands new job and it's completely different to BBC Morning Live
Welsh TV presenter Gethin Jones is making a career move and BBC Morning Live fans will see a totally different side to him
He's famous for hosting BBC's Morning Live alongside presenters like Helen Skelton and Michelle Ackerley but now Gethin Jones has landed a new job - and it's something completely different.
The Welsh TV star has been confirmed among the line-up for this year's pantomime in his home town of Cardiff. Sleeping Beauty takes place at the city's New Theatre this Christmas and the 47-year-old, who is rumoured to be dating co-star Helen, will be playing Prince Gethin. It follows his successful run as Prince Charming in last year's production of Cinderella at the venue.
He will be starring alongside BBC Radio 2 presenter Owain Wyn Evans as The Spirit of Pantomime and entertainer Mike Doyle will reprise his role as panto dame.
Gethin Jones played Prince Charming last Christmas
(Image: New Theatre Cardiff )
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"We're thrilled to be returning to Cardiff with such an incredible cast. Gethin, Owain, and Mike were a smash hit in Cinderella last year, and I know audiences will be just as excited to see them bring their magic to Sleeping Beauty," said Michael Harrison, Chief Executive of Crossroads Pantomimes.
Stephan Stockton, Theatre Director of New Theatre Cardiff, added: 'We're delighted to welcome back Gethin, Owain, and Mike - three Welsh favourites who audiences loved so much last year - returning home to bring more of their joy, energy and star power to the New Theatre stage."
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The pantomime starts on Saturday, December 6 and tickets are available from the New Theatre website.
Gethin's panto return comes months after he took part in another new challenge when he and Helen undertook a 24-hour skatathon for Comic Relief.
Afterwards an emotional Gethin, who had suffered a tumble, paid tribute to Helen saying: "You were amazing, you were incredible. She was just getting me through."
Gethin and Helen Skelton on BBC Morning Live
(Image: BBC )
Meanwhile, Gethin, Helen and Michelle have enjoyed a break from Morning Live this week. Gaby Roslin and Rav Wilding stepped into the hosting duties on Thursday, June 12 when BBC Race Across The World winners, mother-and-son duo Caroline and Tom, gave their first interview after their triumph was broadcast on Wednesday night.
It didn't take long for Rav to quiz the duo on how they managed to keep their big win a secret from everyone including their friends and family.
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Caroline admitted: 'With difficulty, real difficulty but we promised we would so we had to just not think about it too much unless we were together alone and then we would talk about it in secret.'
Revealing how she attempted to keep herself distracted, she continued: 'We tried to get back to our normal life as quickly as possible.'
Morning Live is on BBC One weekdays at 9am and BBC iPlayer
