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Gethin Clifford Jones (born 12 February 1978) is a Welsh (Wales) television presenter (Presenter#Television presenter) who has co-presented the BBC childrens programme Blue Peter. An active rugby union player when at the Manchester Metropolitan University and for a time after graduation, Jones began his television career on Welsh channel S4C as a presenter of childrens programmes (Childrens television) such as Popty, Mas Draw and the flagship childrens entertainment show Uned 5 (Unit 5, 2002–2005). In 2005, he became the 31st presenter of Blue Peter, the worlds longest-running childrens television series. On 8 April 2008 he announced he would be leaving the programme at the end of the season in June 2008.
Jones has also hosted major live telecasts of events like Mardi Gras in Cardiff and New Year Live(BBC) and since 2008 has co-hosted E24, which is shown on BBC News (BBC News (TV Channel)), the BBCs 24-hour news channel. He has made a couple of guest appearances in Doctor Who (2006 and 2008). In 2007 Jones was a contestant in Series 5 of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered by professional dancer Camilla Dallerup. Together, they achieved third place.
Birth Name: Gethin Clifford Jones
Date of birth: 1978-02-12
Birth Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, UK
Occupation: Presenter#Television presenter
Years Active: 1990s-present