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04.06.2022 / 16:19

Greg James ‘very glad’ he didn’t quit Radio 1 over pandemic: 'I lost my marbles'

Greg James has addressed his decision to stay put on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show after previously admitting he very nearly walked away back in 2020. The presenter took over the hosting slot of the BBC morning show in 2018 after Nick Grimshaw’s departure, and has only increased the popularity of the early morning programme. However, the cheery breakfast presenter came close to waving goodbye to his slot in the earlier days of the pandemic, much to the surprise of fans.

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Great Celebrity Bake Off’s Joe Locke hit by vile trolling amid health nightmare as Heartstopper star

Actor Joe Locke is one of the 20 celebrities swapping showbiz for the kitchen to compete in this year's Great Celebrity Bake Off in support of a charity for cancer.The seventh series is set to kick off on Sunday 17 March on Channel 4 at 7.40pm, where the 20 year old will be joined by some other big names, including Paloma Faith, Mel B, Danny Dyer, Greg James, Dermot O'Leary and Oti Mabuse. While fans will be watching Joe flex his baking skills, they're used to him starring as Charlie Spring in the hit Netflix series Heartstopper.The show burst onto our screens in 2022 and follows Joe's character Charlie and Kit Connor as Nick Nelson, two British teenage schoolboys, who meet and fall in love at the fictional Truham Grammar School.

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Adele Roberts - 'After battling colon cancer, it's a privilege to be alive'

Radio presenter Adele Roberts is bundled up in a hat and gloves, gracefully gliding across an ice rink as she trains for ITV’s Dancing on Ice. With a huge smile on her face as she hugs her professional partner Mark Hanretty, the brave broadcaster is worlds away from where she was two years ago - when she underwent treatment for stage two bowel cancer. Now, three years after her heartbreaking diagnosis, Adele, 44, is clear of the disease and thriving - and ready to take on the huge ITV show.

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Radio 1 in last-minute shake up after presenter catches Covid - details

BBC star Greg James was due to return to his Radio 1 show this morning but was missing from the airwaves after catching Covid. MORE: Prince Charles makes unexpected Covid comment since battling with illnessThe Radio 1 breakfast show presenter, who has been on honeymoon, took to Twitter to share the bad news with his listeners, sharing a photo of a positive Covid test and writing: "Oh for fu… Not a classic end to a (very delayed) honeymoon tbh. Thanks to the @BBCR1 gang for rallying in the early hours and to @ariellefree for covering the breakfast show.

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Music radio breakfast shows saw drop in listeners during pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK in March 2020 has contributed to a decline in listeners for high profile music radio breakfast shows.Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 breakfast show has dropped from 7.9million listeners a week to 7.2million, while Radio 1’s breakfast show – presented by Greg James – was down from 4.9million to 4.3million.Capital, KISS and Virgin Radio’s breakfast shows also saw dips in audience figures. Chris Moyles’ Radio X breakfast show, however, bucked the trend and saw him surpass 1million listeners for the first time since 2015.

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Greg James' bizarre reason for 'politely' rejecting Strictly Come Dancing 2020 offer

Radio 1 DJ Greg James has revealed he turned down the chance to lift the Glitterball Trophy this year because he's "too tired".

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Greg James' wife Bella Mackie says heartbreaking miscarriage caused her mental health to 'plummet'

Greg James' wife Bella Mackie has revealed she suffered a miscarriage that caused her mental health to "plummet".The 35 year old, who suffers from anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), bravely opened up about her heartbreaking experience losing her baby at three-weeks in her essay for The Times. She started by telling readers that becoming a mum has always been a blurry thought, but found that when she married Greg, the idea became "increasingly appealing," and soon she fell pregnant with their child.

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Greg James' wife Bella Mackie is 'terrified' to try for baby after heartbreaking miscarriage

Greg James' wife Bella Mackie has discussed having a miscarriage last year.

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Greg James’ wife Bella Mackie reveals heartbreaking miscarriage that caused her mental health to ‘plummet’

GREG James' wife Bella Mackie has revealed she had a heartbreaking miscarriage that triggered her mental health to "plummet". The 35-year-old - who suffers with anxiety and OCD - has opened up about feeling "terrified" over trying for another baby.

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Greg James has no time for rude listener who claims Radio 1 show has ‘gone down’ during pandemic

Greg James has absolutely no time people who complain that his BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show has ‘gone down’ during lockdown.

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Katy Perry thrills fans with online video messages

Pregnant Katy Perry kicked off her week by surprising two fans with lockdown hook-ups.

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Radio 1's Greg James forced to apologise after caller drops F-bomb live on-air

Greg James apologised to listeners today after the F-bomb was dropped live on air.

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Dua Lipa responds to Glasgow man's remix of her song with the BBC news theme tune

Glasgow man Ben Howell has 'broke the internet' after remixing Dua Lipa's hit 'Hallucinate' with the BBC news theme tune - and she even gave it the seal of approval.

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Greg James explains why he did not postpone book release due to coronavirus

Greg James has said it was important to him to honour his promise to release his latest children’s book as planned and added he feels “odd” about musicians delaying their albums due to the coronavirus crisis.

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Justin Timberlake defends Billie Eilish after she is slammed as 'overhyped'

Pop star Justin Timberlake has defended singer Billie Eilish after she was criticised by a caller on Radio 1.

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Greg James' Radio 1 show has listeners in tears as man declares love for girlfriend live on air

Listeners to Greg James' Radio 1 Breakfast show were left in tears after a man declared his love for his girlfriend for the first time on air.

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BBC radio stations join forces for UK nationwide singalong

BBC radio stations are joining forces this week for a broadcast aimed at getting the whole nation involved in a mass singalong during the coronavirus lockdown.

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Joe Lycett won race against comedians who all scrambled to rip off Gal Gadot’s cringe Imagine video

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Greg James finds new 'corona relationship' couple living in self-isolation

Radio presenter Greg James has spoken with a man self-isolating with his new lover amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Greg James gives caller wrong Game of Thrones clue in Radio 1 quiz blunder

Radio presenter Greg James gave a contestant on his Yesteryears quiz an inaccurate clue regarding Game of Thrones.

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Coronavirus: Zoe Ball in tears as she joins DJs across Europe in playing same song as show of unity

Zoe Ball had an emotional moment during her Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Friday morning.

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Joe Lycett parodies Gal Gadot’s ‘Imagine’ video in sweary new version with Noel Fielding and more

"Imagine there's no bastards"

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Coronavirus: Radio stations play ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ at same time in show of solidarity

The likes of Greg James, Zoe Ball and Lauren Laverne all played the track on their show.

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Joe Lycett recruits Noel Fielding, Greg James and Paul Chuckle to film cheeky response to Gal Gadot’s Imagine video

In a brilliant response to Gal Gadot’s star-studded rendition of Imagine, which didn’t really go down all that well today, comedian Joe Lycett/Hugo Boss has gathered his comedian pals for their own version.

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BBC Radio joins European stations to simultaneously play You’ll Never Walk Alone in show of unity against coronavirus

BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music will be joining their European counterparts in a show of unity against the coronavirus pandemic.

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