Former Strictly Come Dancing star Dan Walker is said to be lined-up to sign a £1.5 million deal with Channel 5. It was announced on Monday 4 April that the 45 year old TV presenter was leaving his £295,000 job at BBC, and admitted it was a “massive decision” for him. Sharing the news on Twitter, he wrote: “Hello, it's Dan here.
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Dan Walker shocked his followers on Monday when he announced he was leaving BBC Breakfast after six years. The presenter joined the programme back in 2016 to host the early morning news programme alongside Louise Minchin.
His exit comes seven months after his former co-host spent her last day hosting the programme, 20 years after first joining, after announcing her own exit a few months earlier.
In his video announcement which shared on social media, Dan revealed that he'll now be swapping morning's for the afternoon s the host of Channel 5’s revamped 5 News. He will replace Sian Williams to present 5 News, after Williams announced she was stepping down earlier this month.
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Dan, who also left his role on Football Focus last year, said "it’s been a massive decision" for him to leave his job at the BBC for a new role but that "the chance to do something different was too good to turn down."
He has since addressed his impending departure with his Breakfast co-host Sally Nugent, who replaced Louise on the programme last year, as he returned to the famous sofa on Tuesday's show.
"We've been friends for 20 years, we worked together for six months," Sally started by emotionally saying. "And you're off!"
"Yes," he replied. "But as you know - as I explained to you before all the news came out - this has been a really difficult decision for me. Probably the hardest decision I've had to make in my career because I love you to bits and I really love working here and I love the team at BBC Breakfast," Dan said as Sally interjected: "I love you too, Daniel."
But Dan said he couldn’t turn down the
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BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent takes 'awkward' swipe at Dan Walker’s show exit
BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent made a cheeky on-air dig at her co-host Dan Walker, following the news that he would be leaving the show after six years. Dan, who announced that he’d quit his day job to join rival Channel 5, and Sally were busy discussing the change in divorce law on Wednesday 6 April’s show.
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Dan Walker opens up on 'difficult' BBC Breakfast exit as Sally Nugent gets emotional
BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker has broken his silence following the news that he is leaving the show to head to Channel 5’s revamped news bulletin. Dan, who announced he was quitting the show after six years in a statement on Monday 4 April, spoke to his co-host Sally Nugent as he took his seat on the famous sofa.The 45 year old presenter turned to Sally, 50, as she said: “We've been friends for 20 years, we worked together for six months.