Carol Vorderman and Luke Evans among Hay Festival speakers

Welsh actor Luke Evans and presenter Carol Vorderman will be among speakers at the winter edition of the Hay Festival.

Dracula Untold star Evans is set to put out his memoir Boy From The Valleys later this year whilst Countdown star Vorderman will speak about the recently published Out Of Order: What’s Gone Wrong With Britain And One Woman’s Mission To Fix It.

Voderman says her book will cover the “blatant hypocrisy” of the former Tory Government.

The event takes place across four days from November 28 to December 1.

Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, classist Natalie Haynes, comedians Russell Kane and Vic Reeves, The Supervet star Noel Fitzpatrick and historians Sarah Clegg and Jonathan Dimbleby will also appear at the Winter Weekend.

Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi also talks about her book Scatter Brain: How I Finally Got Off The ADHD Rollercoaster And Became The Owner Of A Very Tidy Sock Drawer, while Rizzle Kicks member Jordan Stephens presents his memoir Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak And Dogs.

My Best Friend’s Wedding star Rupert Everett, who is set to release his first collection of stories The American No next month, will also be speaking in the grounds of Hay Castle in Wales at the event.

Joy

Hay Festival global chief executive Julie Finch said: “New ideas, joy and hope – what better ingredients for a year-end festival to wrap one year and help us spring into the next?

“We’ll offer a world of different experiences at Hay Festival Winter Weekend 2024, sharing a heady dose of entertainment alongside some bold visions for the future.”

There will also be an exhibition at Hay Castle from Roald Dahl illustrator Sir Quentin Blake, and Tate director Maria Balshaw will be in conversation about the future of the arts.