There have been many welsh celebrities over the past few years that have gone on to become huge successes. Many of them really have not. Here is just a small list on some of the best ones that have proved to be very successful.
The Brilliant Christian Bale
It is hard to believe that this major hollywood actor was born in Wales in 1974. Although he really didn’t spend too much time in the country as he left when he was two he was born there which is why he certainly has to be on this list. Believe it or not his father was a pilot and talent manager and his mother a very traditonal circus clown. After leaving Wales in 1976 he spent many years in England, Portugal and the USA. Some of his best films have to be American Psycho, Batman Begins and Batman: The Dark Knight and of course Equilibrium.
Duffy
Aimee Duffy was born in 1984 and is an extremely successful singer-songwriter. The only album she has released so far was called Rockferry and it went on to become the number one album in the UK. Duffy actually grew up speaking Welsh as her mother tongue which isnt too common to see in Wales nowadays. She actually dropped her first name Aimee and simply called herself Duffy for both personal and professional reasons.
Catherine-Zeta-Jones
This of course is another welsh actor and she was born in Swansea in 1969. She actually left school at an early age to pursue acting. Her most successful films include The Mask of Zorro, Chicago and The Legend of Zorro.
So there it is, just the first half of the most famous people that have come from Wales and went on to become very rich people.
Part two goes on to talk about Tom Jones, Katherine Jenkins and the controversial Charlotte Church.
Wales is actually a really nice spot to take one of those UK family holidays or perhaps even one of those awesome family days out.