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As a result of being outside and trying to link up to the BBC studio, one of the segments was plagued with technical difficulties and therefore, the news anchors had to step in as the line was cut off. Rounding off the forecast, Matt explained it would feel warmer once more going into Sunday and into the beginning of next week. 21:05 BST 22 Feb 2021. Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. ", He didn’t realise the singer was listening in and the news anchor told him: “Well that was the wrong thing to say. “We will come back to the Christmas tree farm shortly and we’re going to hand back to Naga and Charlie,” he continued before the latter stepped in. The meteorologist wasn’t in the studio, however, and gave his reports from a Christmas tree farm in Watlington, Oxfordshire. BBC weatherman Simon King showed off a bold new look today after undergoing a hair transplant. It's all about visibility and I think that's really important. I'll ask you again, are you a Rick Astley fan? Owain admitted that he had already come out as gay to his parents and friends, but felt he had to 'go back into the closet' after securing such a 'high profile job' on Welsh language children's news show Ffeil. As the presenters handed over the reins to Matt at 10 to eight, it was clear from the offset there were some difficulties with the sound. The weatherman went viral last week (Picture: BBC) Now, even the composer of the iconic theme has gotten in on the fun, admitting that he is ‘thrilled’ to see his work getting a new rendition. Back in September, the weather presenter was left hugely red-faced when he offered his take on the music made by singer Rick Astley, 54. ", Trying to make a U-turn on his earlier comments, the meteorologist said: “Oh, I'm sorry. He continued: 'So I wouldn't talk about my sexuality and I wouldn't tell people basically, and it was all a big secret again. BBC North West Tonight weather presenter Owain Wyn Evans has shared his coming out story as part of a collection of stories to mark LGBTQ+ History Month. In May 2011, Corbett made his final BBC weather report prior to taking up a new post in New Zealand with the MetService. He is the senior weather presenter for the nightly news programme North West Tonight and is a reporter for the television magazine and chat show programme The One Show. Speaking to the BBC to mark LGBTQ+ history month, he explained: 'I then got a job with BBC Wales as a children's presenter and I was only 18, literally just finished school. Charlie Stayt shuts down Andy Burnham on BBC Breakfast 'Won't ask', Louise Minchin replaced on BBC Breakfast as Sally Nugent steps in, Dan Walker halts interview with Hancock on BBC Breakfast. In 2017 he was voted the most popular weather presenter in the UK in a public poll. Owain also spoke about the challenges of being born in 1984, during the AIDS crisis, and there being 'no positive role models' for LGBTQ+ individuals at the time. A weatherman celebrated the one-year anniversary of his BBC News theme drumming video by performing live on BBC North West Tonight. My apologies, it was one of those Zoom moments where I thought I was looking at an image that worked. Bannon most recently worked as a TV meteorologist for WSMV/News 4 in Nashville, the NBC affiliate in that city. Matt was honest and said no. Charlie asked Matt if he was a fan of the music icon, to which the latter replied: “Er, not a massive one. Owain Wyn Evans delighted the nation in April 2020 while working from home, finishing his weather segment by hopping onto his drumkit and playing along to the channel’s well-known news theme. BBC weatherman Simon King showed off a bold new look today after undergoing a hair transplant. BBC North West weatherman Owain Wyn Evans, 36, posted a video of himself playing the drums to accompany the BBC News theme song moments after finishing a weather forecast. Weatherman Derek Brockway walks in Dylan's footsteps around New Quay and Laugharne. BBC weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker certainly saw the funny side after an epic mistake during this live report on the latest forecast. Sunday, 2nd May 2021See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Eventually, the forecaster was back on-screen and managed to update viewers about what they could expect from the weather for the final weekend of November. BBC North West weatherman Owain Wyn Evans, 36, posted a video of himself playing the drums to accompany the BBC News theme song moments after finishing a weather forecast. He continued: 'I still get homophobic messages sent on Twitter or whatever, because of the way I present the weather, I'm uber flamboyant or whatever. BBC Weatherman Owain Wyn Evans has been flooded with support after a Twitter post of him drumming along to the BBC theme song went viral.After finishing his daily segment, the North West Tonight weatherman can be seen quickly running to his DW Design kit and smashing out a delicious groove to go along with the all-too-familiar track. ", because there were no positive role models around at the time. He was … Owain said: 'I knew from a young age that I was gay and one of the problems was, in my mind anyway, that didn't fit in with all of these things that I had been brought up around. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 19:51 BST 22 Feb 2021 CNN's Jeanne Moos reports. “We will go back to him in a few minutes and fill in all the blanks,” he added before Naga then carried on with the rest of the show.