Graham Norton tells listeners he is quitting Virgin Radio weekend shows

Graham Norton has announced he will be leaving his weekend shows on Virgin Radio.

The Irish chat show, who joined the station in 2021 after spending ten years at BBC Radio 2, made the announcement on his Saturday morning show saying that he wanted to have his "weekends back" after 13 years of presenting.

He told his listeners: “Now the show isn’t quite the normal show today because I have a bit of an announcement to make – I’m leaving weekends here at Virgin radio.”

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Norton said he will not be leaving Virgin entirely, adding: “I’ll still be kind of popping up on the station from time to time but my regular Saturday and Sundays, I’m stepping away.”

He continued: “I’ve worked weekends between here and the old place for 13 years and my life has changed a bit so I just want my weekends back.

“So really the next two shows, today and tomorrow, are me just saying thank you to you all for listening.”

Angela Scanlon, who was on Strictly Come Dancing last year, will take over his 9.30am to 12.30pm slot for a few weeks before a permanent replacement is announced.

On his Saturday show, he read out messages from listeners who said they would miss him and thanked him for entertaining them over the years.

After playing You're The Voice by John Farnham, he ended the show by saying: "Well that's got me running, running out the door..."

"I'll still be on Virgin Radio every now and again but the weekends end tomorrow."

He mentioned that his final show will have chats with actor Callum Scott Howells, who stars in new BBC drama The Way, and actress Laura Donnelly, who will feature in the West End play The Hills Of California.