‘I love seeing that spark!'

Multitalented Matthew Morrison on why he hopes to get children singing and dancing during lockdown...

- VICTORIA WILSON

Let’s see those jazz hands! The Greatest Dancer and Glee star Matthew Morrison will be giving children across the nation a musical-theatre lesson this week as he headlines Monday’s episode of Celebrity Supply Teacher, CBBC’s bite-sized series that has been designed to help with homeschooling during lockdown.

TV Times called Matthew, 41, whose Broadway credits include Footloose and Hairspray, at his home in LA to find out more…

Your son, Revel, is two, so we’re guessing you haven’t had to do homeschooling as such?

Yeah, and I feel kind of grateful for that because my friends who have older kids are saying it’s the hardest thing they’ve ever done. My ‘school’ right now is just having fun and enjoying family time; we’re doing a lot of ABC puzzles and learning numbers. Being a parent is being a teacher every single day.

What appealed about CBBC’s Celebrity Supply Teacher?