Liza Tarbuck has decided to quit her BBC Radio 2 weekend show
Liza Tarbuck has taken the decision to step down from her weekend show on Radio 2, which she has hosted since 2012.
Posting the news on Instagram, Liza said that after hosting the show on Saturday evenings, 6-8pm, for around 14 years, she wants to get her weekends back.
In the handwritten note, she said: “I think you’ve guessed, some fool left a door open & I sneaked out – a French exit!
“Together we made 2 hours of radio feel like a private member’s club, that’s the stuff of dreams, thousands of people enjoying each others company like great friends. Imagine what else we could do.
“Thank you for letting me in, it’s been a privilege. [TARBUCK doffs a battered bowler hat & bows deeply] See you on the ice.”
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Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2 said: “Every Saturday evening, Liza created a truly magical, fantastical world. She was beloved by everyone at the station and all her listeners, and the door at Radio 2 will always be open for her. Liza will be hugely missed, and we wish her the very best of luck for the future.”
Shaun Keaveny will present the slot until the end of March and the station says it will announce further plans in due course.