Aled Jones

apologising for criticising an accent !

The welsh have to put up with many English presenters who
can’t even say the name of a place in Wales unless it’s Cardiff or Newport.

I still think of him as little Aled. I like him very much.
I was quite pleased when there were those allegations of a sexual nature , which never came to anything much anyway, as he seemed almost too perfect before that.

BBC dropped him after allegations of a sexual nature . It never came to anything . He annoys me with his accent on Classic FM he could at least try to pronounce the composter's names in their native German / French etc. Sorry if you come from Wales but I would say the same of any other strong accent a presenter has .

Luckygirl

I agree that he was a much better boy soprano and TBH I do not think he would be singing now if it were not for his fame as a child. I do not like his adult singing voice - ducks below parapet!

Maybe not, but shows how savvy he has been, getting into presenting various shows plus his Classic FM spot on Sundays.

And of course he was on Strictly years ago, think a runner up, and that opened doors as well.

I agree that he was a much better boy soprano and TBH I do not think he would be singing now if it were not for his fame as a child. I do not like his adult singing voice - ducks below parapet!

I’m sure he’s nice enough chap but he’s got the most boring singing voice on the planet. I liked him singing Walking in the Air when he was little though.

I watched it, he is a lovely man, friendly and fun to chat with,

I would have watched if I'd realised it was on, might get round to watching it on catch up!

I'm really surprised no one has responded to this thread - I saw it yesterday but had too many bits and pieces to sort out and didn't post!
We watched Aled on Songs of Praise at lunchtime on Sunday and the BBC4 programme was mentioned at the end or we would have missed it.
He is really a lovely chap isn't he - we loved him when he was little and he didn't let fame go to his head did he? His parents kept him grounded.
I feel that he shields his family life and I don't blame him to be honest.
He seemed so humble and so unlike other 'celebrities' who go off the rails.
Can't believe he is 50!!!
Try and get his new CD - it's called Blessings and features, among others, Dame Judy Dench and Brian Blessed!!!
It's lovely!