As his CBeebies alterego Mr Tumble he entertains millions of children every day but Justin Fletcher has long hoped for kids of his own.

For Justin, aged 55, is the man behind the phenomenon that is children's TV megastar Mr Tumble, the colourful clown with a talent for slapstick and entertaining young children.

Kid TV star Mr Tumble and new girlfriend Samantha Dorrace, who is 17 years his junior, were seen arriving at four-star hotel The Mount Country Manor Hotel & Golf in Wolverhampton.