Cerys: ‘Radio should be gender-blind’

Cerys Matthews has said she “longs” for a time when being named as a female presenter of a popular radio programme “isn’t thought to be such a big deal”.

The former Catatonia star, 49, who hosts a long-running programme on BBC Radio 6 Music and earlier this year took over the Blues Show on BBC Radio 2 from Paul Jones, said: “I’m yearning for the time when it’s not relevant.

“I was over the moon to get the show because it felt right. And because I have so much great music to play.”