We catch up with the Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two host

<p>Gethin Jones has been gracing our small screen's for more than a decade after first presenting for the beloved children's television programme, Blue Peter in 2005. Since then the Welsh-born star, who is dating 29-year-old German model Katja Zwara, has shown the world that presenting isn't his only talent.</p><p>In 2007 the twinkle-toed star took part in Strictly Come Dancing and reached the semi-finals with his professional dance partner, Camilla Dallerup. He stayed with the Strictly family and became a reporter for the 2016 series of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.</p><p>Now, the 39-year-old who is supporting the <a href="http://asdinfowales.co.uk/home/" target="_blank">Can You See Me autism awareness campaign</a>, talks about dating Katja, his love for food and his guilty pleasure...</p><h2>How long did you present Blue Peter for?</h2><p>Three and a half years &ndash; it was the most amazing experience. I visited 31 countries, broke six bones, four World Records and three-lifetime ambitions.</p><h2>What&rsquo;s for breakfast?</h2><p>I&rsquo;m in the gym most mornings and used to eat porridge until I got a lot of fatigue when training. I now have Ready Brek as I find it easier to digest. I&rsquo;m also obsessed with coffee &ndash; I can&rsquo;t start my day without one! </p><h2>Are you a healthy eater?</h2><p>I&rsquo;m very disciplined in the week, but at the weekend I relax with food, which I think is down to having a girlfriend and being away most weekends. I&rsquo;ve been with Katja now for six months and we were in Barcelona recently &ndash; healthy eating wasn&rsquo;t a priority! </p><p><center><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNklu4xA_be/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Christmas dinner rehearsal. @evewinstanley @katefox1000 chief tasters.. #pressure</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Geth Jones (@gethincjones) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-12-03T22:26:44+00:00">Dec 3, 2016 at 2:26pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></center></p><h2>Do you follow food trends &ndash; what are you into right now?</h2><p>Recently, when Katja and my sister Mererid stayed over, my fridge contained goats&rsquo;, almond, coconut and cows&rsquo; milk. I remember the days when buying semi-skimmed was considered strange! I&rsquo;ll never be the kind of person who Instagrams pictures of my food though, I hate that…</p><h2>Have you cooked for Katja?</h2><p>I&rsquo;m a terrible cook. I&rsquo;m rubbish with timing and it&rsquo;s a patience thing. I did make her some food early doors, which was risky &ndash; a tuna steak niçoise. I&rsquo;m embarrassed how easy it was, but it was just right. I put a lot of thought into it.</p><h2>Your cooking inspiration? </h2><p>My dad Goronwy, a meat-and-two-veg man like myself, did all the cooking in our house so I was brought up with a simple palate. I&rsquo;ll have a protein-heavy sandwich or salad for lunch then chicken or white fish with veg for dinner. </p><h2>Celebrity inspiration? </h2><p>I love cooking shows where people are really passionate. I saw James Martin cooking an omelette in one minute and thought, ‘That&rsquo;s my kind of cooking!&rsquo;</p><h2>Strangest thing you&rsquo;ve eaten?</h2><p>Sea urchins (below) in the Tokyo Fish Market &ndash; they&rsquo;re the most disgusting things I&rsquo;ve ever eaten. I also had salmon eggs and blowfish, which is a Japanese delicacy, but if you eat the wrong part of the blowfish, you&rsquo;ll die. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="sea-urchins" class="ci-image ci-original" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/sea-urchins_GL?scl=1" style="height: 432px; width: 550px;"></p><h2>Recent dining experience? </h2><p>I took some of my friends to London&rsquo;s new hotel, The Ned, for the most random Sunday lunch. It has nine restaurants and, on my plate, I had a mixture of lobster, Sunday roast, granola and doughnut. My eyes were bigger than my belly. </p><h2>Favourite Welsh delicacy? </h2><p>Cawl in the winter is the best. It&rsquo;s a traditional broth made with leftover veg and meat. I dip bread in it, which goes all soggy! </p><h2>Last supper?</h2><p>Whitebait to start, roast chicken with a Yorkshire pudding, and a massive apple crumble. I&rsquo;m going to die full. </p><h2>Your guilty pleasure?</h2><p>A place in Cardiff, known as ‘Chip Alley&rsquo;, that you only go to after a few drinks at the rugby. I&rsquo;ll be back there again in the future, I know it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="tony-fish-and-chip" class="ci-image ci-original" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/tony-fish-and-chip_GL?scl=1" style="height: 422px; width: 600px;"></p><p> </p><p><em>Gethin supports the Can You See Me autism awareness campaign. Visit <a href="http://asdinfowales.co.uk/home/" target="_blank">asdinfowales.co.uk</a>.</em></p>

Gethin Jones talks love and food

By Asda Good Living,11th August 2017

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