Moment candy lady wins competitors at Urdd Eisteddfod

This is the moment an adorable schoolgirl won a Welsh language competition at  a cultural festival in Maldwyn, Powys – but admitted she couldn’t understand an S4C interviewer who asked her about the win. 

Ruby Davies, from Llanelli, melted the hearts of those watching as she was interviewed by Welsh presenter Mari Lovgreen after her victory.

Urdd Eisteddfod is a cultural festival that sees many children and young people from the ages of eight to 25 compete in the sectors of music, arts and literature.

The 11-year-old won the individual recitation competition for Year 5 and 6 Welsh learners, where she had to memorise a monologue in the language and perform it onstage. 

She beat 18 others who reached the national level in the competition and impressed the judges with her creative flair.

Ruby Davies, from Llanelli, melted the hearts of those watching as she was interviewed by Welsh presenter Mari Lovgreen after her victory

The schoolgirl said she could not understand the presenter, who said she was ‘the best in Wales’ in Welsh

Jubilant Ruby clutched onto her trophy and went on to say she was ‘so happy’ about winning first place when speaking to Welsh broadcaster S4C and added that she ‘loves performing.’ 

Mari then praised the young schoolgirl and said: ‘Well, you’re very good at it,’ to which she said: ‘Yes I am.’ 

The reporter then went on to say that she was the best in Wales in Welsh but Ruby sweetly said with a huge grin on her face: ‘I don’t know what you’re saying!’

After translating it into English, Ruby shouted enthusiastically into the microphone: ‘The best of Wales!’ 

Mari then asked: ‘And who has helped you on your journey to the top?’ Ruby then responded and said: ‘Miss Nicholson and mami and Miss Davies and my dad.’

Her family was in the front row, cheering her on as the crowd was amused by how she was answering the questions. 

Speaking of the competition, Ruby said her father was not enjoying the ‘mud parts or the queuing’ of the competition.

‘[I want to] go on the bungee jumping,’ she said when asked by the presenter about how she wanted to celebrate her win. 

The festival is organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru, Wales’ largest youth movement and it celebrated its 100th birthday in 2022. 

Ruby impressed judges with her piece in Welsh about going shopping with her friends 

Ruby performed her piece, which lasted for more than a minute, with such enthusiasm as she did various dances and hand movements to accompany her monologue about shopping. 

In Welsh, she said: ‘Shopping – oh I love to go shopping with my friends in the Summer – buying shorts, t-shirts and glasses. 

‘There is a sale on clothes now, on the football shirts and trainers! Everything is too big! Primark next and the clothes [are] cheap there. 

‘I’ll buy a skirt and a multicoloured dress and I’ll choose a jumper for my dad.

‘Oh, these clothes are too expensive. To the shoe shop we will go [and] then to see glittery black sandals.

‘By this time, It’s dinner time, I’ll have to get chips and a big burger. Shopping is somewhat tiresome. Oh it’s lovely to sit down.’

According to the BBC, the organisers of the event say more than 100,000 people have registered to compete, which is the highest number in history.