The theme for tonight’s Late Late Toy Show has been revealed and it’s the magic of Disney’s The Lion King.
Thousands of children (and adults!) across Donegal will be glued to their televisions tonight as the magic gets underway at 9.35pm.
Looking ahead to tonight, host Ryan Tubridy said: “Everyone has been locked up for a long time and that’s why we need to head out into the wild and join our friends in The Lion King.
“This isn’t just a theme; it is a movement. Every child can leave the house and leave the room and leave the kitchen and roam free in the jungle of their families because they are the boss tonight.
“So, it is the future, it is wild, and it is beautiful. Join us in the jungle, we will see you tonight.”
After the success of last year’s inaugural Toy Show Appeal, which raised €6.6m, viewers will have the chance to help Irish charities once again at www.rte.ie/toyshowappeal and later via the ‘donations’ tab on the Revolut app.
Tubridy said he has never stopped believing in “magic” because something “very special” happens on Toy Show night every year.
He said: “This day is very magical. Some people stop believing in magic at a certain age, I just refuse to stop because something very special happens on a day like today in this strange dream factory.
“There are children everywhere and they have eyes like saucers and they are ready and waiting, they are beside themselves with anticipation and it is contagious.
Tubridy, who will perform two songs during the show tonight, said he is “excited to see humans back in the audience”.
“It’s not a big live audience but it is enough. When you do a job like this you depend on people smiling clapping and laughing. I didn’t have that last year, but thankfully the children were so good last year it didn’t really matter.”
