Jason Donovan Toby the Kangaroo in the environmental animated film "Animals United". In February 2011, Donovan appeared on the BBC series "Ready, Steady, Cook". Later in 2011, he performed on the Here and Now Tour, and also toured in a production of "The Sound of Music" playing Captain Von Trapp. The production co-starred Verity Rushworth as Maria. From September 2011, Donovan took part in the ninth series of the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing". He was partnered with dancer Kristina Rihanoff and finished third in the competition. Donovan presented a voice-tracked radio show on Heart each Sunday from 10am to 12noon. Donovan temporarily
Ricky Valance to cover the song. Valance thus became the first Welshman to reach the top spot - Shirley Bassey being the first Welsh female. After topping the UK Singles Chart, Valance appeared in the 1961 "" competition, hoping to represent the UK in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. His song, "Why Can't We?", placed third out of the nine entries; the winner was "Are You Sure?" performed by the Allisons. Further singles included "Movin' Away", "Jimmy's Girl" and "Six Boys". Over 100,000 copies sold of "Jimmy´s Girl", and "Moving Away" made it to number one in Australia and Scandinavia, with 150,000