Lauren Laverne steps down from BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years
Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw will take over the slot in February.
Lauren Laverne is stepping down from hosting the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years of presenting the programme.
Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw will take over hosting the slot in February, when Laverne will return to mid-mornings, presenting a new weekday programme.
Laverne, who hosts BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs along with regular stints on The One Show, 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.”
Last year, Laverne took a break from presenting her BBC shows after a cancer diagnosis.
She revealed in November that she had been given the “all clear”.
Laverne began recording episodes of Desert Island Discs in November after being absent from the studios for around three months.
Grimshaw has been stepping in regularly for Laverne on BBC Radio 6 Music after she took a break in August.
