He's got an impressive back catalogue of film and TV roles, as well as a stunning West End career and is also a top-selling singer. Now Luke Evans will be taking over Christmas with his brand new festive TV special, Luke Evans Showtime!
Recorded recently at the ICC in Newport, the star of Nine Perfect Strangers, Beauty and the Beast and The Pembrokeshire Murders will perform tracks from his new album, festive treats and a few secret surprises he told WalesOnline during our big interview - read more on that here.
Read more: Luke Evans shares emotional moment he sang to his nan for the last time on Facetime during pandemic
Here we find out the essential information Luke fans need to know about Showtime!
When is Luke Evans Showtime! on TV?
The hour-long special is on BBC One at 8pm, Thursday, December 22. It's on just ahead of the finale of Traitors, more on that, here.
Who is joining Luke?
The Aberbargoed actor will be joined by an impressive list of international talent, including American singers Nicole Scherzinger and LeAnn Rimes, pop star Olly Murs and Beverly Knight, plus some other guest appearances throughout the show. The programme will feature a UK premiere of LeAnn Rimes' new release Spaceship.
Also appearing are Treorchy Male Choir who he recorded Calon Lan with for his new album, A Song For You. Luke filmed a video at the Principality Stadium with the choir especially for the show.
Perhaps most importantly, Luke's family will be at the show, something he is super proud to be able to do.
"I just thought, what an incredible opportunity to do what I love doing, in a country that's my home with family that I don't see for a very, very long time" he confessed. "I thought, I can bring them all here and at the end of the day, between you and me, and the WalesOnline followers, I was doing it for my family. Everybody else just happened to be there. And anybody who tunes in, great, but I was doing it for my grandad, my mam and dad and all my lovely family who I don't see and they are so proud and support me, but they never really get to enjoy the moment with me, so this is a live show, and that's exactly what they could do."
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