Josh Homme's CBeebies Bedtime Stories appearance 'the best news ever' for fans

The musician is set to follow in Tom Hardy’s footsteps
Story time: Josh Homme will read Zog by Julia Donaldson to CBeebies viewers
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Aime Grant Cumberbatch7 September 2017

Josh Homme fans have described the Queens of the Stone Age frontman's forthcoming appearance on CBeebies show Bedtime Stories as ‘the best news ever’.

The musician will first read Julia Donaldson’s Zog, a story about a clumsy yet determined dragon which won the author the Galaxy National Children’s Book of the Year award.

He is also set to read two other as yet unconfirmed tales to CBeebies viewers in subsequent episodes of the children's show.

Homme’s fans shared their delight at the news on social media, calling it ‘excellent’ and a ‘gift’.

However, not everyone was pleased. One user admitted she’d be ‘slightly scared’ of the frontman reading a bedtime story.

According to NME, Homme recorded an episode of Bedtime Stories the day before performing at Reading & Leeds festival.

The 44-year-old is the latest in list of high profile names to star on the BBC children’s series.

Previously Tom Hardy appeared on the show to read stories including Fleabag by Helen Stephens and You Must Bring a Hat by Simon Philip.

The actor even paid tribute to his dog Woody, who died in June, as the pet had accompanied him on the show on several occasions.

Other celebrities who have read stories in the series include actor Damian Lewis, astronaut Tim Peake and Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain.

Josh Homme’s first episode of Bedtime Stories will air on the BBC in October.

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