Radio 1 newsreader's CBeebies dream comes true after royal boost

The CBeebies Bedtime Story is broadcast just before 19:00, when the channel aimed at very young children stops broadcasting for the day.

It features celebrities and other well-known personalities reading a short picture book before wishing the audience a good night.

A-list actors such as Tom Hardy, pop stars including Harry Styles and Billie Eilish, as well as sporting heroes Lewis Hamilton and Harry Kane are just some of the names who've sat in the famous CBeebies armchair.

Calum's "audition" clip uploaded to Instagram featured him, in his pyjamas, reading the story of a giraffe born without markings who learns that their differences make them special.

As Calum and Greg discussed ways to get his video more views during Thursday's Breakfast show, listener Emma phoned in to suggest they contact the royals.

"I remember years ago when William and Kate said that they listen to the Breakfast Show on the school run," she said.

Emma suggested the couple would be "providing a service for their country" if they shared the clip on Instagram.

Greg then said he could send a voice note to William and Catherine's official account.

To which Calum responded: "Are you about to DM the future king of the United Kingdom about me in my pyjamas?"

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