The BBC has gone vegan, releasing its first ever plant-based cooking show - and plans to broadcast more veganism shows this year.

Dirty Vegan, premiering on BBC Wales before being released across the country, features Matt Pritchard of Dirty Sanchez fame.

In the series, the former stunt performer, who turned vegan in 2015, will be showing the people of Wales how to live on a vegan diet.

The trained chef will be seen offering rugby stars plant-based meals, as well as baking vegan cakes at a Women's Institute.

Mr Pritchard, who owns a tattoo parlour in Cardiff, said the WI members "enjoyed" his eggless cakes.

"It differs a lot from Dirty Sanchez as you can imagine," the 45-year-old told the BBC.

"From what I have seen on social media, a lot of people like the fact that I have changed from this head-banging lunatic to this health and fitness freak.

"But the beast is still there. He just needs to be released. But I try and keep that beast away from temptation."

The first show will feature the daredevil attempting to convince the Scarlets Women's rugby team of the merits of a vegan meal ahead of one of their matches.

He added: "If someone had told me I would have had a vegan cookery show I would have laughed all the way to my grave. But life takes you in strange directions.