Tara Bethan

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Tara Bethan
Born
Tara Bethan Williams

(1983-12-08) 8 December 1983 (age 40)
Llansannan, Wales[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • presenter
Parent

Tara Bethan Williams[2] (born 8 December 1983)[3] is a Welsh actress, singer and presenter.

Biography

Daughter of professional footballer and wrestler Orig Williams,[4] Bethan was brought up in Llansannan and Rhyl.

From a young age, Bethan sang and danced and performed in the

Ivor Novello - Redroofs Theatre School, where she won "Most Promising Performer of the Year".[5] She won the National Eisteddfod's Gwobr Goffa Wilbert Lloyd Roberts when it was held in Llanbedrgoch in 1999.[6] She became the youngest member ever of the Gorsedd of Bards at Newport Eisteddfod at the age of 20.[5]

Bethan began appearing on stage in north Wales from a young age, appearing in plays such as

Somewhere Over the Rainbow"[citation needed] She also had a role as a cowgirl in Cymru Fach and appeared in Rownd a Rownd.[5]

Bethan did a UK tour of

Pobol Y Cwm
from 2011 to 2016 and then again from 2018 to 2019.

From 2018, Bethan has been one of three main Welsh judges (alongside

Lloyd Macey (series 2) ) on the panel of Junior Eurovision: Chwilio am Seren (English: Search for a Star), a singing competition organised by Rondo Media and broadcast on S4C, to select an entrant aged 9 to 14 to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, representing Wales
.

References

  1. ^ "Llansannan's Tara Bethan out of I'd Do Anything show". Dailypost.co.uk. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Robes of honour". Dailypost.co.uk. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ISBN 9781847712929
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  4. ^ "Pobol Y Cwm star Tara Bethan pays tribute to wrestler dad Orig Williams in TV film". Wales Online. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Tara Bethan" (in Welsh). BBC Cymru. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Grant for engine Why teen star Tara keeps on coming back for more". Daily Post. 9 November 2001.[dead link]
  7. ^ a b "From bardic to bedroom, Tara takes on role of TV temptress". Daily Post. 20 June 2004.[dead link]
  8. ^ "Tara Bethan". Sainwales.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  9. ^ "tvwales: Sitting pretty; Tara Bethan reveals why her wardrobe secrets are dictated by her dancing". Daily Post. 20 May 2006.[dead link]
  10. ^ "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

External links

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