BBC Radio 2 shake-up as huge star returns to replace Rob Beckett

BBC RADIO 2 is acceptable for a shake-up, with a well-loved presenter returning to regenerate Rob Beckett this weekend.

Presenter Zoe Ball revealed that Radio 6 fable Shaun Keaveny volition regenerate Rob connected BBC Radio 2 this Sunday evening.

Shaun presented the Breakfast Show connected BBC Radio 6 for six years and the day amusement for different 3 years.

After a 14-year vocation astatine the station, helium bowed retired successful 2021, telling viewers it was ‘time for a change’.

The 52-year-old went connected to beforehand the podcast The Line Up, wherever helium quizzed guests astir who they would take to look astatine a festival.

Now his instrumentality to the Beeb has been confirmed arsenic Zoe revealed that we volition beryllium proceeding much from this presenter, who occasionally covers the unusual slot connected Radio 2.

She said: "Let maine instrumentality this accidental to invited Shaun backmost to the BBC family.

"He is filling successful for Rob, but contiguous helium has his archetypal occurrence of the Rock Show.

"He knows his euphony truthful good helium volition beryllium superb astatine it.

"Welcome, Shaun. I americium truthful blessed for you."

 A rep for Rob confirmed to The Sun that his lack is owed to a holiday.

At the clip of his BBC exit, Shaun said: "Things change, places change, radical change, its clip for a change..."

Red Dwarf and Coronation Street histrion Ray Charles was brought successful to regenerate him connected the show.

At the clip of his departure, a BBC spokesperson said: "Shaun is simply a much-loved presenter connected 6 Music, and we respect his determination to permission the station.

"We privation him the champion of luck for the future."

Catch Shaun connected The Rock Show, which airs contiguous and each Friday astatine 23:00 connected BBC Radio 2. Listen to BBC Sounds.