Entertainer and Steps megastar Ian H Watkins is about to swap pop for literature, with the launch of his debut kids’s e book Pleasure and the Rainbow Warriors.
Illustrated by award successful Welsh artist and designer David Gregory, the enchanting e book sees ‘The Rainbow Warriors’ on embark upon a journey to show readers of all ages the definition, historical past and significance of Pleasure, and what it means to be included within the LGBTQ+ group.
In addition to reinforcing the message to kids that being completely different is their superpower, the soldiers additionally serve to tell readers that Pleasure is a protected area that permits individuals to be open about themselves with out being judged by others, as they rejoice what makes them distinctive.
“‘The Rainbow Warriors’ is the e book I want I’d had once I was youthful,” Ian says. “Rising up, I didn’t see myself within the tales I used to be instructed. This e book celebrates range and reminds everybody that they belong precisely as they’re. It’s a narrative about treating individuals with respect and about celebrating all of the great issues that make us completely different.”
Ian H Watkins first rose to fame within the late Nineteen Nineties as a member of the British pop group Steps.
Well-known for hits together with ‘5, 6, 7, 8’, ‘One For Sorrow’, ‘Stomp’ and ‘Terrified of The Darkish’, to this point the group have bought over 22 million data worldwide and achieved 4 UK Number one albums throughout 4 a long time.
Away from the pop world, Watkins has appeared in varied theatre productions, most notably Joseph and the Wonderful Technicolor Dreamcoat and Fame, in addition to on actuality exhibits Superstar Huge Brother, Tumble and Cut price Hunt Well-known Finds.
In 2020, Ian made historical past as one half of the primary same-sex pairing on ITV’s Dancing on Ice, changing into a visual advocate for LGBTQ+ illustration in mainstream media. He’s additionally the founding father of Cowbridge Pleasure, a community-led celebration of inclusion and equality in South Wales.
Now embracing a brand new chapter as a painter, his art work has been a powerful success, with a number of bought out exhibitions across the UK.
Pleasure and the Rainbow Warriors is on the market to pre-order at www.atebol.com
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