Lauren Laverne will be stepping down from hosting the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years of presenting the programme, it has been announced.
Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw will take over presenting the slot in February, when Laverne will return to mid-mornings, presenting a new weekday programme.
This comes after Lauren, 46, took time away from her breakfast show for cancer treatment.
Announcing the news of her departure, she said: ‘As listeners will know, I had a really tough 2024 and worried at times that I wouldn’t be able to return to the station I love so much.
‘It has been a huge honour (and so much fun) to host the Breakfast Show for six wonderful years, but it is time to pass the baton on, and to set my alarm a little later.
‘During my recovery I learned all over again about the power of music, the people you surround yourself with and the emotional support and joy radio can provide.
‘I’m so grateful to be able to get back to doing what I love and sharing those things with our brilliant listeners every day.’
In August last year Laverne announced she had been diagnosed with cancer, without giving any more specifics.
The Desert Island Disc host said in an Instagram post at the time she expected to make a ‘full recovery’ after announcing her cancer was ‘caught early and unexpectedly during a screening test’.
‘Right then, some personal news… I recently had a cancer diagnosis. It was (thank God) caught early and unexpectedly during a screening test and I am expected to make a full recovery,’ she wrote in a post on Instagram.
‘I’m in hospital at the moment and wanted to take this moment to say thank you: Firstly to the medical teams who have got me this far with incredible skill and kindness.
-‘To my family and friends who have been absolutely extraordinary every step of the way – I am so very grateful and love you so much.
‘And of course thank you to my colleagues – including those at @itg_ltd, @bbc6music, @bbctheoneshow and #DesertIslandDiscs for their support – and for giving me the time off that I need to get better.’
She also urged her listeners to also get checked out when symptoms appear.
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