Dermot O'Leary replaced on BBC Radio 2 as he's mysteriously absent
Dermot O'Leary will be absent from tomorrow's BBC Radio 2 show.
A BBC star has announced that they are stepping in to fill Dermot O'Leary's spot this weekend on Radio 2. Josh Widdicombe took to Instagram to share that he "can't wait" to get stuck into the opportunity.
Sharing a snap of the radio show's programme information, which included a picture of himself, Josh wrote: "Sitting in for Dermot tomorrow on @bbcradio2 and cannot wait! Vinyl, mystery voice, all the usual fun! Joined by Ross Noble, reckon one question should do it then I can sit back. 8am!" However, the presenter did not give any reason for Dermot's absence. On BBC's website, the programme information reads: "Josh Widdicombe sits in and is joined by Ross Noble. Ross Noble joins Josh Widdicombe to chat about his latest tour Cranium Of Curiosity. Plus some classic Blur on vinyl and The Mystery Voice. To listen on most smart speakers, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Dermot O'Leary".
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Recently, fellow radio presenter Zoe Ball opened up about her next career move and shared why she decided to quit her BBC Radio 2 show commitments.
In November 2024, the presenter stepped away as host of the station's Breakfast Show after almost six years in the role.
The decision was likely far from easy as she was reportedly the second-highest paid BBC presenter at the time, with a reported salary of £950,000.
However, the presenter lost her mother, Julia, to cancer in April 2024, which sparked an extended absence from her show.
Speaking about her time on the show on her and Jo Whiley's Dig It podcast, Zoe said: "I miss it and I miss the audience, I will fully admit to that, it was one of the best jobs I ever had.
"But I think after losing mum, so much had happened and not just losing mum, there was other stuff that had gone on before that.
"And this year has finally given me some time for myself to deal with lots of grief from my life, and that's mum and other things that I'd perhaps not given the time to grieve [for]."
Zoe continued: "And it's been quite an incredible eye-opening experience for me to just be like, 'Oh my gosh, you never dealt with this and you didn't really deal with that, because you just keep on running'.
"So, this year has finally given me time for myself and I am so appreciative of that, because I know that's not possible for everybody, some people just have to keep going and keep working."
