In June 2006, Watkins appeared in a special week of episodes of the BBC Radio Drama "Silver Street" on the BBC Asian Network. He played the character of former soldier Dave in episodes set in the Welsh countryside. In November 2006, Watkins featured on the BBC Children in Need "Celebrity Scissorhands" show, where Michelle cut his hair. Watkins was the ninth housemate to enter the "Celebrity Big Brother" house on 3 January 2007. He finished in fourth place. In April 2007, Watkins starred as the hidden celebrity in an episode of the CBBC series "Hider in the House". On 11 March 2008, Watkins presented a documentary about growing up gay in Wales, shown on BBC Wales. Whilst filming for this, Watkins interviewed Christian Voice leader Stephen Green. During the interview Green compared him to Jeffrey Dahmer.