{"id":31462,"date":"2023-12-02T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/?p=31462"},"modified":"2023-12-02T11:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T11:00:01","slug":"claudia-winkleman-quits-bbc-radio-2-show-as-replacement-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/celebrity\/claudia-winkleman-quits-bbc-radio-2-show-as-replacement-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Claudia Winkleman quits BBC Radio 2 show as replacement unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Claudia-Winkleman-5096035.jpg?r=1701514262596\"><\/p>\n<p>Claudia Winkleman has announced she is stepping down from her Saturday show on BBC Radio 2 in order to spend more time with her family.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC star is set to present her last weekly programme on the station in March 2024, before a brand new show fronted by another high-profile star launches in April.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Romesh Ranganathan, who currently presents For The Love Of Hip Hop for Radio 2, will head up the new Saturday morning show.<\/p>\n<p>Claudia told the BBC: &#8220;I absolutely love Radio 2 and it\u2019s been a privilege to host the Saturday morning show for three years. I will miss our amazing guests, our brilliant listeners and the one and only Sally Traffic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The truth is my children are growing up inordinately fast so I have decided to follow them around at home before they leave for good.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>BBC The Traitors star Claudia Winkleman replaced as host of spin-off series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Claudia-Winkleman-5096037.jpg?r=1701514262648\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m incredibly grateful to everyone who works on the show, I will continue to visit with badly made biscuits and will pester the bosses to present the odd special,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I couldn\u2019t be happier that Romesh is taking over Saturday mornings on Radio 2. He is brilliantly laugh out loud funny, and I\u2019ll listen every single week as my kids beg me to leave them alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Romesh said: &#8220;In my many years working as a maths teacher thinking \u2018what would happen if I gave this up\u2019, I never imagined I\u2019d be sandwiched between Dermot O\u2019Leary and Steve Wright on the UK\u2019s most popular radio station every Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Claudia Winkleman &#8216;banged into walls&#8217; with health issue that led to operations[NEWS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Strictly&#8217;s Claudia Winkleman shuts down Vito following awkward admission[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Strictly viewers left &#8216;dazzled&#8217; by Tess and Claudia only moments into show[UPDATE ] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Claudia-Winkleman-5096040.jpg?r=1701514262699\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m grateful to Claud for wanting to spend more time with her kids, and enabling me to spend less time with mine, and I look forward to finding out what the nation is up to at that time, as well as speaking to some familiar faces. It\u2019s going to be fun. Probably.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2 stated: \u201cI\u2019d like to thank Claudia for entertaining her millions of listeners each Saturday morning with such sparkling wit and great warmth. Radio 2 listeners can rest easy as we\u2019re working on a plan for some specials in the future, so watch this space!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to welcome Romesh to his new Saturday morning show on Radio 2. Judging by the audience\u2019s reaction to him at Radio 2 in the Park in Leicester this year, he\u2019s already a firm favourite with our listeners. Like Claud before him, he\u2019ll guarantee your Saturday mornings continue to be an appointment to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer, BBC, added: \u201cClaudia is one of the BBC\u2019s most loved presenters and I\u2019d like to thank her for all the laughs she\u2019s given us as we\u2019ve started our weekends on Radio 2 over the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really look forward to joining her for series two of The Traitors in the new year as well as Strictly Come Dancing next Autumn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRomesh is hugely popular with BBC audiences so I\u2019m thrilled that he will be bringing his own unique sense of humour to Saturday mornings on Radio 2. I can\u2019t wait to hear his new show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Claudia first joined BBC Radio 2 to present comedy quiz show Hot Gossip in 2008, before moving on to the Friday night slot to host the Claudia Winkleman Arts Show. In 2016, she presented self-titled programme Claudia on Sunday evenings, before finally joining the Saturday morning team in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1841364\/Claudia-Winkleman-quits-bbc-radio-2-Romesh-Ranganathan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claudia Winkleman has announced she is stepping down from her Saturday show on BBC Radio 2 in order to spend more time with her family. The BBC star is set to present her last weekly programme on the station in March 2024, before a brand new show fronted by another high-profile star launches in April. 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