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Bangor-born Joel Mawhinney becomes he 41st Blue Peter presenter

Bangor-born Joel Mawhinney is to become the newest presenter of long-running children's TV show Blue Peter.

The 25-year-old is a magician and content creator who first appeared on the show in 2018 as a guest.

Joel is the 41st Blue Peter presenter and will co-host alongside Richie Driss, Mwaksy Mudenda and Henry the dog.

His first live show airs on Friday 11 November on CBBC and BBC iPlayer at 17:00 GMT.

Joel attended Bangor Grammar before going on to pursue his career in entertainment at age 18.

"Becoming the 41st Blue Peter presenter is a surreal - and dare I say it - magical experience," he said.

"I've always loved making people smile with my magic and I want to do the same for the Blue Peter audience.

"They have high expectations and I'll do my best to live up to them, I can't wait to get started."

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Joel said becoming Blue Peter presenter was surreal

Joel guest presented the show over summer 2022 when he taught some of his co-presenters magic tricks.