Jordan North was reportedly left “blindsided by news” of his Radio 1 departure.
The presenter stepped down from his Going Home show after a decade on the station to replace Roman Kemp on Capital FM.
Following Jordan’s announcement, it was revealed that former Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing would be taking his place.
In revelations by The Mirror, the outlet claimed that the news Jordan was leaving the show was a “shock to him.”
It has been reported that the information about his departure “was issued without his knowledge in chaotic scenes.”
The publication claims that he unknowingly presented his last episode of the show by the time his departure was announced.
Tensions in Radio 1 had reportedly been high “for months” leading up to his departure after he let bosses know he wanted to leave.
The source told The Mirror: “Conversations were going back and forth between Jordan’s people and the top people at the BBC for months, and over time they deteriorated.”
“Once he formally requested to leave, that was it – he was off air, immediately.”
“It’s a shame it ended on such a bad note after 10 years.”
However, Jordan rose above the reported drama and posted a gushing tribute to Radio 1 for his “wonderful” time at the station.
The 34-year-old wrote: “Hello everyone 👋 I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful colleagues / talented producers at Radio 1 who many I consider to be friends for life and will miss greatly, you’ve all reached out to me over the past 24 hours and it really has meant a lot.”
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“To my amazing fellow presenters I wish I could thank you all personally, I’ve loved working with you it’s been an absolute blast! Big love to Katie Thisleton, Greg James, Arielle Free, Ricky, Melvin & Charlie, Dean & Vicky, Clara Amfo, Matt & Molly, Scott Mills, Grimmy, all the rest of you fantastic lot, and of course my partner in crime Vick Hope…I’ll miss being on air with you every day.”
The former I’m A Celeb contestant continued: “MOST IMPORTANTLY the biggest of thank yous to the fantastic listeners who have been really generous and always made me feel welcome, your kind words & messages have been so lovely, THANK YOU SO MUCH.”
“I’ll be back soon, and can’t wait to see you all again 😉”
