Why is Louise Minchin leaving BBC Breakfast?
BBC Breakfast viewers are used to seeing Louise Minchin waking them up every weekday morning with the news of the day. However, the broadcaster, 52, has revealed that she is leaving the daily show. On June 8, 2021 Louise told BBC Breakfast viewers that 2021 will be her last year on the show. An exact reason is yet to be revealed, but she hinted that she was leaving to give herself a break from early mornings. In an emotional statement, she said: I have absolutely loved being part of the 6 million strong BBC Breakfast family but after nearly two decades presenting the programme, I have decided it is time I stopped setting my alarm for 0340 in the morning. Louise first presented Breakfast in 2001 and moved with the famous red sofa to Media City in Salford as a lead presenter in 2012. In 2019 she fronted the programmes ground-breaking Wake Up To Menopause campaign and she took up endurance sport after competing in a BBC Breakfast Christmas cycling challenge. She has gone on to compete internationally for the GB triathlon team in her age group. BBC Breakfast host Louise's husband 'I'VE LOVED IT' Louise Minchin to leave BBC Breakfast after 20 years MAY DAY! The One Show's Jermaine blasted by Alex Jones after brutal snub to Carol Kirkwood 'LET IT GO!' Along with interviewing the UKs main political and party leaders, career highlights on the show include interviewing Sir David Attenborough, the Duchess of Cambridge, Billie Eilish, Jeff Goldblum, George Clooney, and Angelina Jolie. Meanwhile Louise said of her time on the show: "I will take so many memories with me. "This includes reporting on the shock and anguish of the Manchester Arena bombing; starting a national conversation about Menopause; and the life-changing moment I took part in the Breakfast Christmas Cycling Challenge which inspired my ongoing passion for endurance sport, which I will continue when I leave."