0 0 2 , ▁as ▁the ▁resident ▁we ath erman . ▁However , ▁his ▁popular ity ▁meant ▁that ▁he ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁present er ▁in ▁the ▁studio , ▁and ▁before ▁long ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁C B BC ' s ▁leading ▁present ers , ▁present ing ▁not ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁C B BC ▁Channel ▁but ▁also ▁making ▁regular ▁appearances ▁on ▁BBC ▁Two ▁and ▁BBC ▁One . ▁ ▁Other ▁shows ▁His ▁popular ity ▁on ▁C B BC ▁was ▁further ed ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁he ▁and ▁fellow ▁present er ▁Anne ▁F oy ▁were ▁chosen ▁to ▁host ▁Britain ' s ▁Ama zing ▁M ates , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁tou red ▁the ▁country ▁attempting ▁to ▁find ▁' the ▁best ▁m ates ▁in ▁Britain ', ▁involving ▁games ▁and ▁activities . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁the ▁show ▁Best ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁which ▁he ▁presented ▁alongside ▁fellow ▁C B BC ▁present er ▁R ani ▁Price . ▁This ▁quickly ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁shows ▁on ▁C B BC ▁and ▁again ▁highlight ed ▁his ▁great ▁natural ▁talent ▁as ▁a ▁children ' s ▁present er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁C B BC ▁studio ▁a . k . a . ▁The ▁Bro om ▁Cup board ▁to ▁present ▁one ▁of ▁C B BC ' s ▁leading ▁shows , ▁X change , ▁on ▁which ▁- ▁again ▁- ▁he ▁achieved ▁great ▁success . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁saw ▁another ▁series ▁of ▁Best