Gethin Jones

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• TV/Radio Presenter

Cardiff born Gethin Jones presented Blue Peter for 3 and a half years before leaving CBBC's flagship show in 2008. A former S4C presenter on such programmes as Popty and Uned 5, Gethin won the title of Company “Bachelor of the Year” in 2003. Gethin has presented events such as Mardi Gras and Jones, Jones, Jones in the Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff. Gethin became a household name with his dazzling performances in series 5 Strictly Come Dancing partnering Camilla Dallerup.

Gethin's childhood

Gethin has a grade 8 in violin, Grade 6 in the piano and he was the leader of his county orchestras. Gethin excels at most sports and is also a talented musician. He was Captain of his university rugby union First XV, had trials with Sale RFC and is qualified to fly a plane. He won the Northern British University Sport Association Championships and also represented the Lancashire under 21 teams.

Blue Peter

Gethin's time on Blue Peter saw him take on the most extreme, wonderful, scary and strangest challenges of his life. He flew with the Red Arrows and in a WW2 Spitfire. He’s been attacked by an alligator in Louisiana, ridden the highest, fastest, tallest rollercoaster’s in the world  and was the first person to light a candle at Elvis’s vigil to celebrate the 29th Anniversary of his death. But his biggest moment was when Gethin became the first civilian (and Blue Peter presenter) to finish the Royal Marine Commando 30 mile Yomp - he finished in a time of 8hrs 20mins… in about 7 pieces!

Presenter

Since leaving Blue Peter, Gethin has presented a Police Camera Action special for ITV1; Gethin Jones’ Danger Hunters for Virgin1 where he chased deadly weather around the world;  E24, a weekly News Entertainment/Showbiz round-up for BBC News; as well as The Gethin Jones Show Saturday and Sunday mornings on Radio 5 Live.  Gethin also narrated and presented BBC’s Young Musician of the Year, live at Cardiff’s Millennium Centre.

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