Lottie Ryan has returned to her radio show as normal amid rumours she is being axed and replaced with a TikTok star.
The radio host took over the Drivetime show from the 2 Johnnies after they announced they would be leaving 2FM last month.
In May, the comedy duo, who hosted Drive It with The 2 Johnnies for two years, revealed they would be ending the show on May 31st.
Lottie, who is the daughter of the late Gerry Ryan who was the backbone of RTÉ’s radio shows for many years, is reportedly feeling “betrayed” and “used” following the decision.
The Irish Sun revealed that TikTok star Kayleigh Trappe will be replacing Lottie as soon as this Friday.
An insider told The Irish Sun: “Lottie was the face of the new 2FM summer schedule but she was really only covering Drivetime for a month.”
However, it was business as usual for the RTE presenter and her co-host David O’Reilly as they greeted listeners at the top of their drivetime show on Monday afternoon.
Lottie didn’t address this story when she took to the airwaves on Monday afternoon.
Opening the show, she told listeners: “It’s just coming up to ten past three here on 2FM Drive with Lottie and David getting you home until 6. It’s bloody 25 degrees!”
“We have a lot happening over the next three hours,” she added as she and David discussed what they were covering on the programme.
A source told the Sun: “She was shocked then when RTE issued a press release without consulting her and arranged a photo shoot with just 24 hours notice to big up her and co-presenter David O’Reilly as the replacements for The 2 Johnnies.”
“There is a perception it was just spin to distract from Doireann Garrihy and The 2 Johnnies walking away from 2FM.”
The station added: “We have always been programmed with a mix of presenters who have learned their craft here, with some personalities from outside who have built a profile with younger audiences.”
Kayleigh’s popular skits include her impression of Victoria Beckham and the Rolls Royce debacle from the Beckham documentary.
A radio source told us: “Kayleigh could be on air as early as next Friday or the week after.”
