Tom Hardy reads Valentines Day bedtime story on CBeebies alongside his dog, sending viewers into meltdown

'Hi, I’m Tom. I’m just doing some cloud-spotting'

Despite playing villainous characters such as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, both Kray twins in Legend, and John Fitzgerald in The Revenant, Tom Hardy has proven himself an excellent bedtime story teller.

For his second appearance on CBeebies Bedtime Stories, Hardy read The Cloudspotter by Tom McLaughlin, alongside his dog, Woody.

“Hi, I’m Tom. I’m just doing some cloud-spotting,” the critically acclaimed actor began. “If you look very carefully, you can see lot’s of clouds in the sky.”

Of course, this was no regular bedtime story, as the BBC decided to air the clip on Valentines Day. As expected, Twitter went into meltdown, many social media users joking about the episode being ‘one for mothers’ rather than children.

“Kids in bed but kept CBeebies on to listen to Tom Hardy bedtime story on cloud spotting,” wrote one Tweeter. “Happy valentines to me!”

Hardy reading the Cloudspotter is currently available on BBC iPlayer.

Last New Year's Eve, Hardy appeared on CBeebies reading You Must Bring a Hat, by Simon Philip and Kate Hindley, having a similar impact on viewers.

Having only appeared in Peaky Blinders and The Revenant in 2016, Hardy had a relatively quiet year. However, already in 2017, the actor has appeared in Taboo - which he co-created with his father and Steven Knight - and will star in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.