Hollywood actor takes to the skies to promote Wales
Hollywood actor Luke Evans will hit our TV screens on Christmas Day promoting Wales as a tourist destination.
The Welsh actor famous for blockbusters such as Beauty and the Beast, Girl on the Train and The Hobbit, features in Visit Wales's launch of the Year of the Sea tourism campaign.
It shows Evans flying a seaplane along Wales’ outstanding coastline, showcasing scenery, sea-bound activities, and coastal wildlife.
Hollywood actor Luke Evans will hit our tv screens on Christmas Day promoting Wales as a tourist destination.
The Welsh actor famous for blockbusters such as Beauty and the Beast, Girl on the Train and The Hobbit, features in Visit Wales's launch of the Year of the Sea tourism campaign.
It shows Evans flying a seaplane along Wales’ outstanding coastline, showcasing scenery, sea-bound activities, and coastal wildlife.
Evans pilots a classic seaplane, taking flight from Llyn Gwynant in Snowdonia, around the award-winning coastline, before finally landing at sunset in Cardiff Bay.
Luke, who was born in Pontypool and grew up in Aberbargoed, starred as Gaston in one of this year’s biggest grossing- the new Disney remake of Beauty and the Beast – before returning to his home country to film the ad.
He said of his involvement in Wales’ Year of the Sea campaign: “Being able to see Wales’ coastline in this way was both an honour and privilege.
“We passed hundreds of beaches, harbours, inlets and islands – while spotting porpoises and bottlenose dolphins play in the distance – and saw people kayaking, paddleboarding and coasteering. There is just so much to do along Wales’ coast.
Visit Wales’ 2018 film follows up on Wales’ Year of Legends story that began in 2017.