Andy Day

Andy Day
Born
Andrew Paul Day[1]

Luton, Bedfordshire, England[2]
Occupation(s)Television presenter, actor
Known forFriendly TV (2005–2007)
CBeebies (2007–present)
Spouse
Kat Woolfe
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(m. 2021)​
Children3
Musical career
GenresChildren's
InstrumentVocals
Member ofAndy and the Odd Socks

Andrew Paul Day is an English[2] actor. He is best known for his work on the BBC's CBeebies channel. He is also a patron of Anti-Bullying Week.[3] He was first on Friendly TV in 2005 and moved to CBeebies in 2007, becoming the longest serving presenter in 2018. He is the lead singer of the band Andy and the Odd Socks.

CBeebies

Day is the longest-serving CBeebies presenter[4][5] having presented programmes and links since July 2007. He particularly specialises in shows about animals and nature, including:

  • Greatest Dinosaurs
  • Epic Chases
  • Cutest Moments
  • Epic Fails
  • Backpack Finds
  • Talking Machine
  • Epic Houses
  • Andy's Dinosaur Adventures[6]
  • Andy's Secret Hideout[7]
  • Andy's Wild Workouts[8]
  • Andy's Baby Animals[9]
  • Andy's Safari Adventures
  • Andy's Prehistoric Adventures
  • Andy's Aquatic Adventures
  • Andy And The Band (originally on CBBC)
  • Andy's Dinosaur Toybox
  • Andy's Global Adventures
  • Andy's Wild Adventures

Day has taken part in the CBeebies Live Arena Tour every year since 2012, and played in the Edinburgh Festival in 2009.[10] He was nominated as Best Presenter at the 2009 BAFTA Children's Awards.[11]

Other work

In addition to Day's work on television with the children's channel CBeebies, Day also hosted a school radio broadcast for reception age children, entitled "Playtime". He hosted this show until 2017, when the broadcaster Steven Kynman took over.

Andy and the Odd Socks

Day also fronts a pop-rock band that makes songs for children, called Andy and the Odd Socks. Originally a studio-based project with Andy and the music producers Rob David and Dan Delor, a full band was formed to enable Andy to perform the songs live (rather than to a backing track as he'd previously done with his Dinosaur Rap performances). The full band was first formed in June 2017 at the Glastonbury festival and have performed at other festivals since. In 2020 they formed the central characters of a CBBC TV show 'Andy and the Band', where the band would help solve fictional fan issues in a manner similar to The Monkees in their TV show, performing older songs and some specifically written for the series (once again, by Day, David and Delor).

They have released 3 studio albums.

Who Invited This Lot? (2017)

Who's In The Odd Socks? (2020)

Odd Socks Calling (2022)

The band features:

Holly Mallett (as Moxy) drums

Marcus Ramtohul (as Blu) bass guitar

Stewart McCheyne (as Cousin Mac) keyboards

Marcelo Cervone (as Rio) lead guitar

There used to be another keyboardist in the band playing the role of "Random Keith" whose real name is still unknown and was replaced by Mac in early 2018.[12]

Personal

Day and his now-wife Kat Woolfe met in 2007, and began dating 9 years later. They became engaged in 2018, and their first child, Ruby Sienna, was born that year.[13] The couple were married in August 2021, and their second child was born soon after. Another child was announced in April 2023.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Andrew Paul DAY personal appointments - Find and update company information". gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "We chat with Essex-raised CBeebies stalwart Andy Day". 18 September 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Andy Day joins force with ABA to become a patron and launch odd Socks Day for ProBullying Week". 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ "CBeebies star Andy Day's sizeable package sends mums into a frenzy". 18 April 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Presenters – Andy". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Andy's Secret Hideout – CBeebies – BBC". Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Andy's Dinosaur Adventures – CBeebies – BBC". Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ^ "CBeebies - Andy's Wild Workouts".
  9. ^ "Andy's Baby Animals – BBC – CBeebies". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  10. ^ McLean, Pauline (9 August 2009). "Children are the future". View from the South Bank. BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  11. ^ "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2009". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  12. ^ "Ed and Elton reveal their Christmas chart contender". BBC News. 3 December 2021.
  13. ^ Andy Day Bio, Wife, Children, LiveRampUp, 2019-06-07, accessed 2023-07-16
  14. ^ Who is Andy Day?, Hollywood Zam, 2023-05-05, accessed 2023-07-16