Actor Tom Hardy will be returning to CBeebies to read a bedtime story for children to celebrate 75 years of the NHS - and mums are thrilled with the announcement.
The star of films including The Revenant, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Dunkirk and Venom has already made several appearances on CBeebies Bedtime Stories in the past and has proved to be one of the most popular readers. He will be back on the chidren's channel on Wednesday, July 5 - the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service.
Tom will read Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The book tells the story of Princess Pearl, Sir Gadabout and their trusty 'air ambulance' Zog the dragon as they fly around and tend to a sunburnt mermaid, a distressed unicorn and a sneezy lion.
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The award-winning actor first appeared on CBeebies on New Year’s Eve 2016 and since then, his CBeebies Bedtime Stories have been streamed an incredible two million times on BBC iPlayer. This is the first of six new stories Tom has recorded for CBeebies. They were recorded in his garden and he was accompanied by his adorable French bulldog, Blue.
The news has been welcomed by mums, with many saying they can't wait for another bedtime story from Tom. A number of parents commented about his upcoming CBeebies appearance on social media.
One said: "DATE SAVED, putting that on all my devices so I don’t miss that!! Tom Hardy is perfection." Another added: "He ages like a beautiful cheddar."
A third wrote: "He just seems to get better looking with age." And a fourth fan added: "Tom could read the dictionary and I'd watch it. Mine are too old for Cbeebies now but I may just have to watch."
Tom is among a long list of famous faces who have previously read CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Other celebrity readers have included Chris Hemsworth, Rowan Atkinson, the Duchess of Cambridge, England captain Harry Kane, Harry Styles, Tom Hiddleston, Ellie Goulding, Dave Grohl, Steve Carell and Rose Ayling-Ellis who signed her story in British Sign Language. CBeebies Bedtime Story is on each weekday at 6.50pm on CBeebies as well as on BBC iPlayer.
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