Why did Nick Grimshaw leave Radio 1 Breakfast?
NICK GRIMSHAW is best known for being one of the main voices on Radio 1 but why did he leave his Radio 1 Breakfast post?
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Why did Nick Grimshaw Radio 1 Breakfast?
Nick Grimshaw, known to his listeners as Grimmy, hosted the Radio 1 Breakfast Show for six years between 2012 and 2018.
He took over the role of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show host from Chris Moyles in 2012, who held the position since 2004.
Sadly, he decided to step down from the role in 2018 and was replaced by his Radio 1 colleague, Greg James.
Grimshaw and James effectively swapped slots on Radio 1, with Grimshaw moving to James's drivetime slot between 4pm and 7pm and James taking on the coveted morning role.
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Announcing his decision to step down from the role, Grimshaw said he was ready for a "change and a new show."
In an emotional statement issued at the time, Grimshaw said: "It was always my dream to do the breakfast show and I'm very grateful that I got to live my dream every day for what will be nearly six years.
"But six years is a long time and this isn't a forever job. I had the time of my life. I've decided it's time for a change and a new show."
Speaking to The Mirror, Grimshaw opened up about the other reasons behind his departure from the Breakfast show.
He revealed the move would benefit his personal life. He said: “It does send you a bit mad and sort of becomes your life because everything you are watching and consuming each day you are trying to produce content for the next morning because you can’t do it before 5am."
Grimshaw added: "I saw Fiona [producer Fiona Hanlon] who used to work with me and said, ‘have you had Botox? You f***ing have’ and she said ‘I have not, it is just going to sleep I swear to God’.
"I was feeling and prodding her face, but it was just sleeping. I am looking forward to waking up like a normal person.
"The breakfast show was the only thing I set out to do in life which I have completed. Six years has got a nice ring to it and it is long enough."
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Before landing the role of the Breakfast Show host, Grimshaw hosted Channel 4's T4.
He also hosted The Album Chart Show, now known as London Live in 2006.
Grimshaw hosted The Album Chart Show alongside Joe Mace and Sara Cox.
He joined BBC Radio 1 in September 2007 and from October 2008 until May 2009, hosted Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show.
He then went on to host the 10pm to midnight slot on BBC Radio 1, replacing Colin Murray.
Grimshaw made his debut as the host of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show on September 12, 2012.
Outside of Radio 1 duties, Grimshaw appeared as a judge on the 12th series of The X Factor.
He also appeared in Celebrity Gogglebox with his niece Liv and has also appeared on the Stand Up to Cancer specials.
Grimshaw will appear as a contestant on The Great British Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 on Channel 4.
He will appear alongside MC Dizzee Rascal, psychiatrist and author Philippa Perry and comedian Reece Shearsmith.
Today on Sunday Brunch, Grimshaw will be discussing the Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer.
Also appearing on today's episode is TOWIE's Ferne McCann, journalist Chris Harris, actors Royce Pierreson, Zoë Tapper and Dominic Monaghan.
Sunday Brunch starts at 9.30am on Channel 4 every Sunday
