Welsh TV presenter Gethin Jones was missing from BBC One's Morning Live on Monday, February 12 as he celebrated his 46th birthday and his famous friends have been taking to Instagram to send him their best wishes. Among them were a few words and photograph from his "wife" which Gethin then reshared along with a message of his own.
Model Nikki Chislett wished Gethin a happy birthday, calling him "my on-screen husband". She captioned a picture of them hugging with "Happy Birthday! To my on-screen husband!"
Gethin shared the picture, adding "Expecting a lovely gift from the wife." Gethin met Nikki while both modelled for Welsh jewellery brand Clogau, which included wearing wedding rings and posing as husband and wife. Want less ads? Download WalesOnline’s Premium app on Apple or Android.
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In September 2020 Gethin took to Instagram to share a picture of a gold wedding band alongside the caption: "It's been a big day" before revealing to fans it was all part of a photoshoot and not a real wedding, which Nikki also took part in, and he joked she was his wife. The pair have kept up the joke since with Gethin wishing Nikki a happy birthday, and referring to her as his wife, in January.
Earlier in January, while presenting Morning Live, Gethin spoke about his time on dating apps. He was asked about his love life ahead of a segment about avoiding dating con artists in January, which is a popular month for people joining dating apps.
Candidly opening up about his own experience of dating apps Gethin then shared: "Well my friend put me on a dating app last year. I wasn't really sure about it but I have to say this week there's been like quite a few..."
