Comedian and presenter Paddy McGuinness has defended his Question Time appearance as an 'opportunity for working class voices to be heard', after the BBC faced 'dumbing down' backlash over his booking.
Zoe Ball has broken her silence after fan backlash exploded over Paddy McGuinness being given a plum Radio 2 slot.
But after the news broke fellow presenter on the station Zoe took to Instagram and shared her delight over Paddy's appointment that caused such fury among fans. BBC Radio 2 listeners have vowed to stop listening to the station after Paddy was announced as the host of a new prime Sunday morning show - amid concerns that he is a 'kiss of death' for programmes on TV and radio.
In addition, a number of shows Paddy has presented have been canned or put in hold including the most recent reboots of Top Gear and A Question of Sport and music challenge I Can See Your Voice. His appointment prompted an outcry, with listeners blasting him as 'irritating' and holding him responsible for the downfall of Question of Sport after he took over Sue Barker as the show's host in 2021
While a fourth listener, claiming they found McGuinness' voice 'self-gratifying', told the BBC via X: 'I can think of no reason to listen to Radio 2 anymore. I'm sick of paying for your 'younger listeners' obsession.'Paddy himself said of the news: 'I've loved keeping Rylan's seat warm on Saturday afternoons and returning to the airwaves over Easter. To be given my very own regular show on the legendary Radio 2 is a dream come true.
As part of the shake-up, Michael Ball is moving to the legendary 9am Sunday Love Songs show that had been piloted by Wright for almost 30 years until his death. Reaction to the new line-up has been mixed - but could spell trouble for the BBC after some of its other recent Radio 2 appointments led to a significant drop in listeners, some of whom have switched to commercial rivals.
Advertisement And since moving to GHR - taking the Popmaster quiz format with him - his listener numbers have grown. Meanwhile Radio 2 has lost almost a million fans following the departure or downgrading of its biggest stars.Cox said last year: ' people move on and get replaced. When change happens, it feels really big in the moment and within days, you're like,"It's fine. It's still Radio 2".
But there are concerns that Paddy McGuinness' attachment to programmes is jinxing their prospects - despite the fanfare that surrounded his move to the BBC in 2018 after years of fronting ITV dating show Take Me Out. Flintoff is continuing to recover from the accident, which involved a Morgan Three-Wheeler car - but will return to the BBC with a new series of his documentary Field of Dreams after its first run aired to rapturous reviews in 2022.
However, he is far from the first celebrity guest to appear on the show, with disgraced comic Russell Brand, Love Island star Amy Hart and Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel. Paddy McGuinness fronting the reboot of Question of Sport in 2021 - it was canned in 2023 after millions switched off
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