A RISING radio and television star from Pembrokeshire is set to sparkle on TV this Christmas.

Newcomer Mirain Iwerydd, 21, will be teaming up with her house-mate, comedian Melanie Owen, to give their unvarnished views on an array of holiday television programmes on a special edition of Gogglebocs Cymru on S4C.

The Gogglebocs ’Dolig line-up features famous faces from the worlds of entertainment, music, cooking and sport for the show on Friday, December 27.

As ever the programme will be hosted by comedian Tudur Owen.

Mirain, who hails from Crymych, is a versatile radio and television presenter with weekly shows on BBC Radio Cymru and regularly appears on the S4C magazine programme Heno.

“It will be my first celebrity show and I can't wait. It will be a lot of fun,” she said.

“Gogglebocs ’Dolig will be no different to what we normally do when we're relaxing in front of the TV. We watch and pass comments on what's on and I’m sure there will be plenty of giggles."

Mirain and the other cast members do not know what programmes the producers will choose for them.

“I’m really looking forward to Christmas on television this year. There are some fantastic programmes going to be shown. There’s a new episode of Outnumbered, a new Wallace and Gromit film and of course the finale of Gavin & Stacey.

"Like everybody else I want to know how things pan out. There are some wonderful characters and I hope there’s a happy ending.”

Meanwhile, former Llanelli, Wales and Lions Number 8 Scott Quinnell will be sharing the sofa at influence Gareth Wyn Jones’s family farm. Gareth, a regular face on television who has three million subscribers on his YouTube channel, is also promising to “tell it as it is” when he debates the merits of the different TV shows with Scott.

Gogglebocs Dolig will be broadcast on S4C on Friday, December 27, at 9pm. English subtitles will be available and the programme can also be viewed on S4C Clic, BBC iPlayer and other streaming platforms.