Vanessa Feltz

She released an official statement announcing her departure, in which she explained, "I have loved every moment with my Radio 2 'Early Birds' and will miss my ...

Meanwhile it revealed Vanessa will present her last Radio 2 Early Morning Breakfast Show on Friday 29 July. After taking a well-earned two-week break, she will cover for Jeremy Vine for two weeks (w/c 15 and 22 August, noon–2pm) as planned, and bid farewell to Radio 2 listeners on Friday 26 August. She currently looks after all things Entertainment for Goodto.com, Woman&Home, and My Imperfect Life. Before joining Future Publishing, Selina graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2006 with a degree in Journalism. She is fully NCTJ and NCE qualified and has 100wpm shorthand. Chris Burns, Controller Local Audio Commissioning, says: “Every weekday Vanessa has breezed straight from her Radio 2 programme into the Radio London breakfast show, barely pausing for breath. And Vanessa has been a regular guest on ITV daytime (opens in new tab) show This Morning holding phone-ins. On behalf of them, as well as everyone in Wogan House, I’d like to send Lady V our very best wishes for the future.” However, after almost 12 blissful years, I now need to step down to catch up on a much needed decade’s deficit of beauty sleep!"

Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz has spoken exclusively to the JC of her decision to quit her two BBC Radio programmes after more than two decades.

Feltz told fans she would be leaving her early breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 the following day. We will give her the bumps at some point." Following the shock announcement, an emotional Feltz told the JC: “I’m feeling very sad. Before taking over the BBC Radio London breakfast show in January 2016, Feltz presented the mid-morning show on the station, and the mid-afternoon slot prior to that. It has been an extremely tiring day for me today. Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz has spoken exclusively to the JC of her decision to quit her two BBC Radio programmes after more than two decades.

Vanessa Feltz has announced she is leaving her shows on Radio 2 and BBC Radio London after almost 20 years at the helm.

During her time on the show she has won many awards including a Sony Gold in 2009 for BBC Radio London, two gold Gillard Awards and, in 2017 and 2022, the show won silver in the Best Speech Breakfast Show category at the Arias (The Radio Academy’s Audio and Radio Industry Awards). Feltz began presenting the BBC Radio 2 Early Breakfast Show in January 2011, from 5am-6.30am, which was extended to 4am from January 2021. She will present her last Radio 2 Early Breakfast Show on Friday.

Vanessa Feltz is stepping down from her shows on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio London after a total tenure of almost two decades, it was announced today.

"She has effortlessly entertained her “lovely listener” and sternly held the city’s and country’s decision makers to account. She'll say a final goodbye to Radio 2 listeners on Friday 26th August, which is the same day Feltz is set to wrap up her tenure on Radio London's Breakfast Show. Vanessa Feltz is bidding farewell to her shows on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio London after almost two decades on the airwaves.

VANESSA FELTZ has undergone a major transformation over the years that saw her slim down from a since 18 t a size 12. But how did she do it?

While Vanessa sought surgery to help her weight loss transformation, she recommended to "consider it very carefully" and not to "plunge into it". Vanessa Feltz has stunned fans over the years with her impressive weight loss transformation. She went on to explain that food has always been her "Achilles heel" and her sweet-tooth makes her "consistently eat a bit too much". She told listeners that she had "loved every moment" and would miss her "beloved" listeners and working her colleagues. "I feel a bit embarrassed when people congratulate me on the weight loss because I had surgery to get me here. "I’m not proud of the fact I’ve had to have surgery to keep my weight down but unfortunately it’s the only thing that works for me," she admitted previously.