Words matter. These are the best Gethin Jones Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I was always determined to earn my own cash, even when I was at school and growing up at home.
When I was at university, I earned money by laying pipes. It was so hard.
If Im on TV, I make a real effort to get ready. When I go out, I want to relax a bit more. Its a quick shower, a bit of moisturiser and Im done in 15 minutes.
I did a corporate gig where I presented on stage for an hour and was paid 12,000. I felt so guilty. It is still hard for me to accept I can earn that sort of money for an hour of my time.
Some people are a little intimidated by the pool; What lane do I use? What if Im too slow? What if I dont have the time to shower?
I will never be the kind of person who Instagrams pictures of my food, though. I hate that!
I did several corporate gigs as a presenter, worked on a few branded campaigns and also made money from my rugby events company and my business, Leaf Hospitality.
A neighbour saw me, came round, and said I could earn another tenner if I did their garden. It wasn’t long before I was doing everyone’s gardens in the area and had my own little business. It got to the point where I even started employing one of my mates, who I paid 4 an hour.
Mastering a few simple techniques helped me to improve my technique massively using equipment like the pull buoy and central snorkel to isolate certain parts of the body. I was then able to swim for longer, faster and improve my fitness dramatically.
I started going to yoga classes as I thought that would be a good place to meet girls, but it is hard to chat to someone when you are balancing upside down.
I learned a lot while labouring and gardening. Whenever I feel tired and want to go home while doing TV work, I just think how tough groundworking is.
Im currently single, but my relationship history has taught me that its not good to settle. I hope one day I am blessed to be married and have children, but you cant force the issue.
I take most time over my shoes, because Im not very good at putting things together.
My middle name is Cliff, so Ive been nicknamed Cliffy in the past.
Ive been on my own for a long time and I would like someone to share my life with.
I love a good suit. I dont often get to wear one, but if I have a presenting gig, I make sure everything is crisp.
The dream home would be stepping out of the house and feeling sand on my bare feet.
All I want to do now is meet someone, get married, have a big family, be a good father. I have never made any secret of that but the problem is finding someone.
The biggest misconception is that swimming is something you do on holiday, in the pool or in the ocean.
I’m slightly obsessed with the BBQ – I’ll be cooking breakfast on it next.
I love Westlife. I turn up the stereo and listen to the a capella version of ‘Flying Without Wings’. Any man who says he doesnt do the same is lying.
To this day, I still have a massive respect for anything I buy and I have never got into debt. I understand money does not come easily. I put a lot of that down to my parents.
