11 Facts About Andrew Hayden-Smith

Andrew Hayden-Smith has an older sister, Kerri Hayden, who worked on Byker Grove as a 2nd AD.

Andrew Hayden-Smith is gay, coming out in Attitude magazine in February 2005, when he was 21.

Andrew Hayden-Smith is in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend, Dan Maton.

Andrew Hayden-Smith was a regular guest in the CBBC studio for some time, and was invited to guest present the studio links in autumn 2002.

Andrew Hayden-Smith had expressed a wish for some time to have a go at presenting, and was encouraged by existing CBBC presenter Jake Humphrey to ask the bosses if he could stay on.

Andrew Hayden-Smith became close friends with several of his fellow presenters, including Angellica Bell and Adrian Dickson.

Andrew Hayden-Smith returned to CBBC having completed the filming, but decided that he wished to concentrate on acting.

Andrew Hayden-Smith has been a roving reporter for Channel 5's morning programme, Live with Gabby, and was a regular presenter in The Hub on This Morning during the summer of 2013.

In 2014 and 2015, Andrew Hayden-Smith joined the cast of the Channel 4 series Cucumber and E4 series Banana, both from writer Russell T Davies.

Andrew Hayden-Smith is a regular continuity announcer, mainly on ITV and ITV2 but does voiceover work for other channels, and is a contributor to Attitude.

In July 2016, Andrew Hayden-Smith joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, as new regular police officer, DS Gavin Armstrong, the chief inspector investigating the murder of Patrick Blake.