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After nearly three decades on screen, Carol Kirkwood is leaving BBC Breakfast in a move she has said was “really really hard” to make, and her real reason has been revealed
What to know about Carol Kirkwood’s BBC exit as she makes ‘really hard move’(Image: BBC)
Why is Carol Kirkwood leaving BBC Breakfast?
- Carol Kirkwood, who has spent 28 years on BBC Breakfast, has decided to leave the show. The weather presenter struggled to hold back the tears as she announced the decision and shared why she didn’t want to be on the show anymore.
- “I am going to be leaving,” she said. “It’s really, really hard for me to say this. I love my job. I love all of you guys, my weather colleagues, every department I work with, and, of course, all the viewers I’ve been so engaged with for many years.”
- She added that she did not want to still work on the show when she couldn’t reach areas on the map anymore. “It’s great. I don’t want to be coming in with my Zimmer frame when I can’t reach the northern Isles anymore.”
- Carol continued to say that she was “going to be spending more time with Steve, my gorgeous husband”. Carol has been married to police officer Steve Randall since 2023, but she says they’ve been like “ships passing in the night” due to conflicting schedules. She finished her announcement by saying: “I love my job. I’ve loved working at the BBC. But I love my husband more than my job. More than anyone!”
- Elsewhere, Carol has said that she is looking forward to lie ins and getting rid of her alarm clock. “Alarm clocks will be a thing of the past!” she joked. She added that she felt the “time is right”. She said: “You know, the future is rosy and the time is right, absolutely right for me to go so new beginnings for everyone.”
- The decision has supposedly been in the works since Easter, but was kept secret from many members of staff. Host Sally Nugent explained: “We should just put that this is everybody finding out now. So there are people in this room finding out now. There are people on our production team just outside the studio who are finding out now. It has been a while since you have been able to talk about it.”
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