Friday, January 21, 2011

Go Compare! Guy Laughing All the Way to the Bank

"He is Wynne Evans, a 38-year-old father-of-two from Carmarthen. To his credit — and I’m not about to start defending him — Evans is at least a genuine opera singer, rather than just a plump actor with an ­ability to mime. Until 18 months ago, he was a ­jobbing tenor, bobbing from gig to gig in a respectable but unexceptional manner. Today he’s a wealthy man who, on the back of his TV ­success, has just signed a lucrative six-album deal with Warner Records.‘I had no idea that the commercials
were going to become so massive, but they have completely changed my life,’ says Evans. Before the fame: Until 18 months ago, Wynne Evans was a ­jobbing tenor, bobbing from gig to gig in a respectable but unexceptional manner ‘Now, I have financial security, an album deal, a little bit of celebrity, everything you dream of.’" [Source]