BRADLEY Walsh is the King of Christmas TV — with a huge 18 appearances on the box over the festive season. The star, 60, shines on both BBC1 and ITV, showing off his acting and presenting talents. He kicked off festive proceedings last night with his ITV game show The Chase Celebrity Special. And the […]
BRADLEY Walsh is the King of Christmas TV — with a huge 18 appearances on the box over the festive season.
The star, 60, shines on both BBC1 and ITV, showing off his acting and presenting talents.
He kicked off festive proceedings last night with his ITV game show The Chase Celebrity Special.
And the versatile star delivers right up to New Year’s Day, playing a time-travelling bus driver in Doctor Who, on BBC1.
There is also his family travelogue, Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad — the Unseen Show, Bradley Walsh’s How To Win A Game Show, a one-off Blankety Blank and he is a guest on The Jonathan Ross Christmas Show.
Bradley became a household name playing factory boss Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street from 2004.
This year, he landed a £2million boost, making him the UK’s best-paid presenter after Ant and Dec.
His seven-figure deal for the BBC’s Blankety Blank series leap-frogged the likes of presenters Graham Norton and Phillip Schofield, and also pundit Gary Lineker.
Earlier this year, he revealed he had quit booze and carbs after being warned by heart doctors he would die if he did not lose weight.
He said: “I had a hang-up because my father, Daniel, died at the age of 59. I had it in my mind I had to get past my dad’s age.
“So turning 60 was a bit of a milestone. I was 33 when he passed away. I’d just done the Royal Variety Show and he never got to see it.”
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