CHAT show host Michael Parkinson is coming to Bolton to paint canvasses at a new gallery.

The television celebrity and journalist will host the opening of Northern Fine Art at Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, on Thursday, May 8.

He will put paint to canvas and the work will later be auctioned off for The Liver Foundation.

The gallery, run by Kevin and Tamara Skillin, will be exhibiting original work from a small stable of national and international artists. The gallery is due to open in the Autumn.