Gethin Jones

At 46 years old, Gethin Jones has this physical status:

Gethin Clifford Jones (born 12 February 1978) is a Welsh television presenter.

Jones started his rugby union career while attending Manchester Metropolitan University, and later on, he began his television appearances on Welsh language channel S4C as a host of children's shows such as Popty, Mas Draw, and the flagship children's entertainment show Uned 5 (Unit 5, 2002–05). He became the 31st host of BBC children's show Blue Peter in 2005.

Early life and education

Jones was born in Cardiff on February 12, 1978. Sylvia (née Groskop), a violinist, and Goronwy Jones, the head teacher of Baden Powell Primary School, was born on 12 February 1978. Mererid, his older sister, has died. One of his maternal great-grandfathers was a Polish-Jewish immigrant. He attended Ysgol Gynradd Coed-y-Gof and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf (in Llandaff North, Cardiff) for his primary and secondary school education, respectively, with Welsh as his first language. Jones has earned her Grade 8 violin and Grade 6 piano degrees as well as involvement in school musicals and county orchestras. He took Biology, Geography, and Economics at A-Levels.

Jones had dual aspirations at school. His mother wanted him to develop his musical abilities, but he loved rugby unions. He was captain of the university's rugby first team and competed in the Lancashire under-21 team while studying Economics and Geography at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he earned a 2:2 on the first team. Jones was offered trials by Sale RFC at the age of 21 in his last year. However, he wasn't strong enough, and he eventually gave up on a professional rugby career and returned to Wales.

Personal life

Jones became romantically involved with mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins in December 2007. They first met in 2005. Jenkins sang "Time to Say Goodbye" with Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli on an episode of Strictly Come Dancing, which was broadcast on October 21, 2007. "They're old friends and they've been on several dates," Jenkins' spokesperson said. However, people shouldn't be concerned about buying hats right now."

Jones and Jenkins announced their marriage in February 2011. However, they both announced on December 30th that they were going to separate ways on December 30, 2011.

Jones, a keen footballer (he supports Everton FC and produced a 2009 DVD titled My Everton), a tennis player and golfer. He was shortsighted and wearing contact lenses or glasses until he underwent a laser surgery to correct his shortsightedness on June 17.

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Professional career

Jones spent three months as a builder laying house foundations before his television career, served as a bank clerk, a telephone hotline officer, and as a research assistant. He later appeared on Welsh channel S4C as a host of children's shows, such as Popty (the Welsh equivalent of Top of the Pops), Mas Draw (the Welsh equivalent of Top of the Pops), and Uned 5, a children's entertainment company. He learned how to fly a plane and obtained his pilot's license in 2004, as part of the show's revival.

Jones was named Bachelor of the Year by the readers of Company magazine in 2003.

Jones became a host of the children's television show Blue Peter on April 26, 2005. He auditioned on the same day as co-presenter Zöe Salmon. Jones appeared with Salmon, Konnie Huq, Matt Baker, Liz Barker, and Andy Akinwolere during his tenure. As a host, he took on action/adventure as a host; highlights included flying with the Red Arrows and in a World War II Spitfire, surviving the Bolivian jungle and being bitten by an alligator in Louisiana; John Noakes and Peter Duncan had taken on the role as a host; Peter Duncan played on a submarine escape training with the Royal Navy. In Japan, learning to race like a jockey and fighting as a samurai warrior.

Jones was the second civilian to complete the Royal Marine Commando 30-mile (48 km) Yomp in 2006, he finished in eight hours and 20 minutes. He performed the violin at the Proms with the BBC Philharmonic.

Jones and his Blue Peter co-presenters scaled the highest peaks in each constituent country of the United Kingdom on their 30th birthday on February 12, 2008, beginning with Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland and Snowdon in North Wales. They scaled Scafell Pike the next day after overnight by coach to the Lake District. They were supposed to be brought by helicopter to Mount Ben Nevis but were unable to do so due to the helicopter's technical difficulties, forcing them to land in Oban. The boys were able to scale the mountain the next day. This challenge was run in aid of Sport Relief 2008.

Jones revealed on August 8th, 2008, on Blue Peter, that after three and a half years with the show, he would be leaving in June at the end of the current season. His spokeswoman said he had always intended to leave when he turned 30. "I've worked on Blue Peter that you wouldn't even imagine about," Jones said, and for that I feel fortunate and fortunate. ... I've loved it, lived it, and now I think the time is perfect to leave it."

Jones has appeared on several major live television broadcasts, including Mardi Gras in Cardiff, 2004–2005), and Jones Jones Jones (2006) at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre, where the world record was broken for the largest group of people with the same surname. He co-presented the 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2008 New Year's Eve programme on BBC One with various other presenters.

Jones launched E24, BBC News with James Dagwell, on February 16, 2008. Jones was the narrator and host of the 2008 BBC Young Musician of the Year between 4 and 11 May 2008. The biennial music festival was held at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff and was broadcast on BBC Two and BBC Four.

Jones made his radio debut on BBC Radio 5 Live on July 5, 2008, hosting a three-hour Saturday morning show focusing on sport and entertainment.

Jones appeared in The National Lottery Big 7 (a live broadcast on BBC One on August 30, 2008, where the National Lottery Awards 2008 winners were announced.

On September 7, 2008, Jones was one of the participants in the Rest of the World for Soccer Aid. England defeated four goals to three. Jones was selected to represent the Rest of the World in the Soccer Aid tournament on June 7, 2010. After a penalty shootout, the team defeated 7 goals to six.

Jones performed the Proms in the Park in Swansea on the BBC on Monday night as part of the Last Night of the Proms programme, and it was one of the concerts on television that was not available to viewers of interactive television.

Jones presented a Police Camera Action!

Jones hosted his first quiz show, a Welsh language rugby-themed general knowledge competition, on S4C called Cwis Meddiant from January 5th to April 2009. Sell Me the Answer, he accompanied this quiz show on Sky1 as his second quiz show. The 50 episodes were shot at the Fountain Studios in Wembley, North London, and the programme began in November 2009. Jones appeared on BBC One's The One Show from 17 to 21, 2009, with Gloria Hunniford filling in for Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley.

Jones hosted the Golden Globes program from the red carpet of Los Angeles on Sunday 17 January 17, 2010 with Angela Griffin, and Claudia Winkelman hosted a studio show in the United Kingdom. The programme was shown on Sky1 Movies and Sky1 Movies HD, as well as a résumé on Sky1 at 11 p.m. Jones appeared on the Welsh S4C chat show Jonathan Davies on Tuesday, a guest on the Welsh S4C chat show Jonathan. Jones co-hosted ITV's 71 Degrees North with Kate Thornton in 2010, which featured celebrities in Norway's extreme weather.

Jones appeared on This Morning with Gloria Hunniford in February 2011. Jones' ITV gameshow Holding Out For a Hero debuted in the fall of 2011. On BBC One in November, he hosted Remembrance Week. Gethin, a 19 to December reporter for ITV Breakfast show Daybreak, was a guest features reporter for the ITV Breakfast show Daybreak.

On March 12, 2012, Jones and Louise Minchin hosted Crime and Punishment, which aired on BBC One. Jones joined ITV's Daybreak as a reporter on May 21, 2012. In late April 2014, he was left early in the show.

Jones hosted The 21st Question, a ten-part daytime ITV quiz show.

Jones began co-presenting Sunday Morning Breakfast from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Sunday Morning Breakfast with Caroline Flack of Heart Network. He has been covering Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two since 2016, and the guest appeared in two episodes on October 15 and 16 for Zoe Ball.

On BBC One, he appeared in the 2016 Christmas special, Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Chloe Hewitt.

He appeared on Hits Radio breakfast with Gemma Atkinson and Comedy Dave until 2019.

Jones and Kym Marsh started presenting Morning Live on BBC1 in the fall of 2020. The series concluded on December 18, 2020, and the BBC announced on December 17 that it would return in 2021 for a second season. This was extremely popular, with greater audiences than the show's on ITV, and has been licensed to be an all-year-round, five-mornings-a-week format for BBC1 from the third series on.

In the last episode of 2008, Jones appeared as a Cyberman in a 2006 episode of Doctor Who and as a Dalek operator. In a 2007 Sarah Jane Adventures pilot "Invasion of the Bane," he guest-starred.

Jones appeared on Strictly Come Dancing's series 5 in 2007, partnering Camilla Dallerup. After being voted out in a "dance-off" in the semi-finals, he came third. He also appeared in the program's Christmas Special, finishing second behind Darren Gough after each couple received a perfect score.

Jones was one of the celebrities on the Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour! 2009. Camilla Dallerup, who appeared on the television show, was dancing with Tom Chambers and Flavia Cacace. The tour began in Newcastle on 16 January and concluded at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre on February 22, 2009, with a total of 44 people. During the tour, he and his dance partner received a total of six wins.

Jones appeared in the 2009 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special with Rachel Stevens, Ali Bastian, Ricky Whittle, Chris Hollins, and Austin Healey. Flavia Cacace had his partner return from vacation. Despite a score of 38 for their American Smooth, the couple were not selected into the final two. In the pantomime Cinderella at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, Jones appeared as Prince Charming from December 2009 to January 10, 2010. Jones was the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, in September 2010.

In 2012, Jones made a cameo appearance in an episode of comedy drama Stella. Jones, an Olympic Torchbearer in the torch relay in May 2012, was a member of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Jones has been an Ambassador for the Wandsworth series of London Sky Rides since August 2012.

Jones appeared on Celebrity Masterchef in 2020.

On September 16th, King Charles III's first visit as King of Wales III was broadcast in televised coverage of his first visit as king of King Charles III to the Welsh capital.

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