Magician Joel Mawhinney from Bangor is announced as the new Blue Peter presenter BluePeter
Bangor-born Joel Mawhinney is to become the newest presenter of long-running children's TV show Blue Peter.Joel is the 41st Blue Peter presenter and will co-host alongside Richie Driss, Mwaksy Mudenda and Henry the dog.Joel attended Bangor Grammar before going on to pursue his career in entertainment at age 18.
"I've always loved making people smile with my magic and I want to do the same for the Blue Peter audience.Image caption,Joel guest presented the show over summer 2022 when he taught some of his co-presenters magic tricks.He is best known for his illusions on social media where he has a huge following, with over 16.5m on one platform alone. He also starred in his own BBC NI TV series "Life is Magic" in 2020.