News about Gethin Jones

BBC Morning Live's Dr Ranj Singh has found himself caught up in a damaging row with the BBC over his financial links to pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. The TV doctor, who quit This Morning in 2022 after 10 years, was reportedly paid £22,500 by the company in 2022 for an educational children's flu advertising campaign. However, Dr Ranj, 44, failed to disclose this information to BBC executives when he led a feature on the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Morning Live earlier this month. 

Morning Live star Xand van Tulleken introduced his newborn baby to his BBC colleagues live on air on Friday days after becoming a father for the second time.  The TV doctor, 45, was joined by son, Rex Patrick Anthony van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken, from their home as he spoke to Gethin Jones and Janette Manrara. Xand revealed his wife Dolly Theis had given birth on Monday with a sweet Instagram post the next day showing the pair of them holding the newborn, reading: 'Our son. Born on earth day. So proud of my amazing wife @dolitics.'

Morning Live star Xand van Tulleken has become a dad for the second time after his wife Dolly gave birth on Monday.  The TV doctor, who already has one child, Julian, from previous relationship, shared the happy news that he and his wife have welcomed a son, Rex Patrick Anthony van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken. Taking to Instagram, Dr Xand shared a heartfelt snap as he kissed his wife after she had given birth while she held the newborn. 

Rav Wilding has returned to Morning Live for the first time since revealing he's split from his wife Jill Morgan after 12 years of marriage. The presenter, 46, first shared on Tuesday that he had secretly ended his marriage, and on Thursday made his first TV appearance following the news. Joined by hosts Gethin Jones and Janette Manrara, Rab discussed a recent rise in anti-social behaviour, and offered advice on how viewers can feel safer on the streets.

Big things can come in small packages, as diminutive Aussie midfielder Josh Nisbet has proven after getting his maiden Socceroos callup by coach Graham Arnold

Gethin Jones, Helen Skelton, and Michelle Ackerley, the Morning Live presenters, talk about their personal struggles, which have only helped to improve their friendship.

After stand-in host Mark Wright left a tap running in his dressing room, the BBC's Morning Live studio was flooded. After the episode aired at their new headquarters in Manchester, workers on the show - the competitor to ITV's This Morning - were left horrified as water poured out of the room. Wright, 37, who was covering for Gethin Jones, had been rejected for a permanent position. However, BBC chiefs were furious over the harm caused to their new studio in Quay Street earlier this year.

Gethin Jones left his position on the BBC Morning Live sofa to join Craig Maxwell, who has been given just months to live. Craig, the Six Nations' chief commerical officer, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in July 2023 and told he had between ten and 18 months to live. He is now on a 780-mile trek to raise much-needed funds for others, as well as raising £1 million.

This Morning, when the BBC bosses signed Helen Skelton to host their relaunched Morning Live show, they were determined to defeat their ITV rivals. And then, as Ms Skelton's sidekick joined Gethin Jones as her new permanent role as their answer to Holly Willougby, they gained the daytime telly crown by 160,000 viewers on Sunday.

Helen Skelton retaliated after she sparked in a 'cheeky' dig at Jon Kay after he sparked a 'cheeky' blast over the BBC's schedule shake-up. After BBC Breakfast shortened the programme by 15 minutes, Jon, 54, joked he'd hold the fort', meaning a later start time for Morning Live. Helen, 40, and Gethin Jones, 45, appeared on video connection to discuss what was coming up on the show, and Jon couldn't avoid hinting at more of lie in.

As the New Year begins, the BBC has revealed a major change for its morning programming - BBC Breakfast and Morning Live. It was revealed to fans by BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay, 54, ahead of his first appearance in 2024 after he took New Year's Day off. On Monday, Sally Nugent hosted the final edition without him before the new regime took over.

On Thursday, Kym Marsh dropped out of Morning Live at the last minute, and her co-star Gethin Jones released a health update on her behalf. After being down with a'stress-related disease and possibly shingles,' the host, 47, was replaced by Rav Wilding as she rested at home.' After taking some time off from television to spend time with her dad, who is approaching the end of his terminal cancer battle, Gethin talked about how Kym has had 'a lot going on at the moment, which contributed to her sickness.'

Following his divorce from fiancée Katherine Jenkins, Gethin Jones openly discussed navigating his personal mental health issues. The television presenter, 45, was notably engaged to fellow Welsh actress Katherine Jenkins before the pair separated in December 2011 after a five-year marriage. After realizing he was depressed, Gethin opened up about going to therapy.

Following a reconstructive surgery in February 2022, the TV host, 45, was seen limping around Manchester on Tuesday while wearing a knee brace. On Instagram last year, Gethin Jones revealed that he underwent an ankle arthroscopy and lateral ligament reconstruction.

She recently stepped down from her BBC Radio 5 Live host role to spend more time with her three children. Helen Skelton has taken on a more family-friendly role as a new permanent host of BBC One's Morning Live. Ernie, eight, Louis, six, and Elsie, 20 months, as one of the main faces of the redesigned mid-morning magazine show, alongside Michelle Ackerley and Gethin Jones.

The television presenter, 47, was joined by her parents, David, 73, and Pauline, as she hosted alongside Gethin Jones on the BBC show. After delaying going to a doctor during lockout, Kym revealed in June 2021 that her father was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer.

Fans took to Twitter to demonstrate in disgust as Call the Midwife actress, 39, blushed in shame as she watched her dog lick its bed. Host Gethin Jones joked that the dog had become the show's star as they talked about Helen's new film, The King, because he was unable to ignore the dog's soiled antics. "You sure are the star of the show,' he said, but Charlie has been the star of today's Morning Live.'

Cici Coleman made her debut in 2015 as a waitress on Channel 4's First Dates aged 28. Since then, her celebrity has increased as she has been a fitness consultant and mentor away from the hit show. Her life now is a far cry from those who were just hired in catering to those who arrive at the TV restaurant for blind dates. Cici Williams' life is an amazing journey. Click here to follow his journey.

This week, Gethin Jones fuelled romance rumors as he was seen out with First Dates actor Cici Coleman. As they watched the television host, 45, and actress, 36, lend their assistance to pal Frankie Bridge in London's West End. They enjoyed cocktails at the Apollo Theatre before heading to The Groucho Club to continue their evening.

When he was a host of Blue Peter, Gethin Jones recounted his horrific stalker ordeal, leaving him needing security guards. The television presenter, who appeared on the long-running children's show from 2005 to 2008, was a victim of an obsessive fan's 'weird' behaviour. The Welshman was left shocked by his friendship with the fan, but he may not have known the worst of the situation because BBC bosses may have hidden certain details from him.

In a big schedule shake-up on Friday, a well-known BBC show was taken off the air. To devote full coverage of the Fifa Women's World Cup, the broadcaster was forced to reschedule its regular schedule. This morning, England will face Denmark, and the match will be shown on BBC One, meaning they have taken Morning Live off air.

After people branded her outfit 'inappropriate,' Vick Hope retaliated with a tweet at BBC Morning Live viewers.' Gethin Jones, the radio DJ, 33, has been hosting the breakfast show this week, but shocked viewers were quick to point out her bizarre outfit. Vick's display on Monday was spectacular, with puffed sleeves and a thigh-grazing hemline.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: He has all the riches one could want, including a private island off the coast of Scotland's north-west coast, which is now being turned into what is hoped to be a "global destination," six years after he snapped it up for £1.7 million, little more than loose change to someone with a reputed £800 million fortune. However, hedge fund king Ian Wace, co-founder of Marshall Wace, who reported out £723 million among its 23 partners in the last financial year alone, knows that money can't buy happiness. As if to prove the point, the 60-year-old has only separated from his third wife, willowy beauty Saffron Aldridge, 55, a friend of both the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex, as if to illustrate. A friend informs me, 'The marriage is over.' It's sad, but the good thing is that they're still close.' In fact, Wace was prominently present when Saffron's son, Milo, who had been romantically linked with Old Harrovian talent agent and novelist Simon Astaire, married on the French Riviera two weeks ago. The chum says, 'Ian came to the wedding and gave a moving address.'

EMILY PRESCOTT: The Princess of Wales is always poised and well prepared for Royal engagements, but it seems that the fact that a pint glass is a common size is a mystery. Kate emerged from the Dog And Duck pub in Soho on Thursday, where William pulled a pint of Kingmaker pale ale.'