Hollywood actor Zachary Levi, best known for playing Shazam in the superhero film Shazam!, revealed he was Welsh while appearing on The One Show. Zachary appeared on the green sofas alongside his Shazam! co-star Dame Helen Mirren and chatted to hosts Alex Jones, who hails from Ammanford, and Roman Kemp.
After talking about the new Shazam! film, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The One Show aired a section about the creation of the Welsh language TV channel S4C. Presented by BBC Radio Two star Owain Wyn Evans, the film told the story of Gwynfor Evan's threat to go on hunger strike when Margret Thatcher's Conservative Party withdrew their promise of creating the Welsh channel.
After the film aired, Zachary revealed he was Welsh. He said: "The lion's share of my DNA is Welsh. A lot of Welsh, some English, some Irish...I claim my Welsh ancestry! I love it, I'm a big fan of the people and the music that we create." Alex Jones told him: "Zachary, you have got the best DNA".
