Felicity Jones signs up for Cbeebies Bedtime Stories

Felicity Jones signs up for Cbeebies Bedtime Stories as she becomes the latest global star to nurse children off to sleep… five months after welcoming her first child

Children across Britain will be nursed to sleep by another familiar voice on Friday when Felicity Jones becomes the latest star to feature on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories. 

The actress will provide a bedtime reading of The Spaghetti Hunters by Morag Brood, giving parents the opportunity to take a well earned night off. 

Brood’s picture book, which features a duck and a horse on an irreverent quest for spaghetti,  encourages reading and home-cooking, while teaching children about where food actually comes from.

Coming soon: Children across Britain will be nursed to sleep by another familiar voice on Friday when Felicity Jones becomes the latest star to feature on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories

The appointment comes just five months after Felicity, 37, welcomed her first child with husband Charles Guard. 

She joins an illustrious list of stars to take part in the weekly bedtime read, among them Tom Hardy’s popular reading of Simon Phillip’s You Must Bring A Hat in 2016.

The actor is currently the most featured star on Cbeebies Bedtime, having returned in 2017 for a reading of Helen Stephens’ Fleabag, and again in 2020 with Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo.

Famous footsteps: She joins an illustrious list of stars to take part in the weekly bedtime read, among them Tom Hardy

Famous footsteps: She joins an illustrious list of stars to take part in the weekly bedtime read, among them Tom Hardy

Getting involved: Former Friends star David Schwimmer...

... and singer Robbie Williams have also been on hand to read a bedtime story

Getting involved: Former Friends star David Schwimmer (L) and singer Robbie Williams (R) have also been on hand to read a bedtime story

My turn: Orlando Bloom has also featured on the hugely popular children's show in the past

My turn: Orlando Bloom has also featured on the hugely popular children’s show in the past 

He has also read Under The Same Sky by Robert Vescio and Nicky Johnston, There’s a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart, Don’t Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton and The Problem With Problems by Rachel Rooney and Zehra Hicks.

Hardy’s stories have been requested more than 1.07million times on iPlayer since his first reading, with swooning mothers partly responsible for the demand.  

Actors David Tenant, Suranne Jones, Olym and Luke Evans, Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill, Hollywood star Chris Evans and Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne are also among those to have taken part.  

Let me tell you a story: Actor Luke Evans read I Love You Already by Jory John

Let me tell you a story: Actor Luke Evans read I Love You Already by Jory John

Time travellers: Former Doctor Who David Tenant...

... and current Time Lord Jodie Whittaker are among those to take part in the show

Time travellers: Former Doctor Who David Tenant (L) and current Time Lord Jodie Whittaker (R) are among those to take part in the show

Here we go> Christopher Ecclestone, another former Doctor Who, took part in 2011

Here we go> Christopher Ecclestone, another former Doctor Who, took part in 2011

In 2019 former Take That star Robbie Williams – a father of two – enraptured children and parents alike with his reading of Jazz Dog by Marie Voigt. 

His appearance followed an equally popular reading by actor Orlando Bloom, who signed up for a reading of  We Are Together, by Britta Teckentrup in 2018. 

Tell us a story: Britain's Got Talent star Alesha Dixon featured on the show in 2019

Tell us a story: Britain’s Got Talent star Alesha Dixon featured on the show in 2019 

A list: Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne...

.... and Hollywood star Chris Evans have helped Cbeebies Bedtime Stories enjoy a surge in popularity

 A list: Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (L) and Hollywood star Chris Evans (R) have helped Cbeebies Bedtime Stories enjoy a surge in popularity

Iconic: Sir Elton John read The Dog Detectives: Lost in London by Fin and Zoa in 2018

Iconic: Sir Elton John read The Dog Detectives: Lost in London by Fin and Zoa in 2018 

He's got The X Factor:  Singer Olly Murs ensured he got in on the act by reading Richard Smythe's Toad Has Talent

He’s got The X Factor:  Singer Olly Murs ensured he got in on the act by reading Richard Smythe’s Toad Has Talent