BBC Radio 6 presenter Lauren Laverne is quitting the Breakfast show. (Image: BBC)
Lauren Laverne has announced that she is leaving the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years and will be permanently replaced by Nick Grimshaw.
The DJ took some time away from the show earlier this year following her diagnosis and has now decided to quit the early-morning slot for good.
Lauren, 46, confirmed the news as she joined Nick on air on Thursday (January 9). 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.”
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Lauren Laverne is stepping back from the Breakfast show after undergoing cancer treatment. (Image: Getty)
From February, Lauren will present a new mid-morning weekday programme, which will include her regular features like Desert Island Disco, People’s Playlist, and live sessions.
Nick, 40, said he felt “honoured” to be permanently presenting the Breakfast show.
He said: “I’ve had the greatest four months covering for Lauren and I can’t wait to continue waking you up on 6 Music. I want to say thank you to the listeners who’ve made me feel so welcome over the past few months and to Lauren’s fantastic team who have been imperative in making me so happy on air.
“6 Music is a precious place, a station I love, I’m honestly honoured to be asked to work there and can’t wait to continue supplying the best new music from the world’s most interesting artists.”
Nick Grimshaw will permanently host the BBC Radio 6 Breakfast show. (Image: Getty)
Lauren first joined Radio 6 in 2008, hosting a Saturday afternoon progamme. She launched her weekday mid-morning show the following year and began fronting the Breakfast show in 2019.
She has also hosted Desert Island Discs since 2018 after filling in for Kirsty Young and is a regular presenter on One’s .
Lauren has not specified what type of cancer she was diagnosed with but said in August that it had been discovered “unexpectedly during a screening test”.
and she has been since November.
She has urged anyone who was “avoiding a test or putting off an appointment” to get checked.