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Adele Roberts has announced she's leaving BBC Radio 1 after eight years.
The presenter, 44, had been hosting the Weekend Breakfast Show since 2020 and previously fronted the channel's Early Morning Breakfast Show.
BBC bosses have announced that Adele will be leaving her show to pursue other projects, with Sam MacGregor and Danni Diston set to take over as the show relocates from London to Cardiff.
However, listeners will 'continue to hear Adele's voice across the radio as she continues to be part of the BBC family', bosses have confirmed.
Adele joined the BBC in 2012 as a presenter on BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Adele joined the BBC in 2012 as a presenter on BBC Radio 1Xtra (Getty Images)
Adele recently beat cancer after she was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer (Instagram)She then joined Radio 1 in 2015 as an Early Breakfast show host - following in the very successful footsteps of Dev, Chris Moyles and Scott Mills.
The much-loved radio presenter then joined the Weekend Breakfast Show in 2020 as part of a huge BBC shake-up.
Sadly, Adele has already recorded her final show for Radio 1.
Speaking of Adele's departure from BBC Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones, Head of Radio 1, gushed: "Adele is thoroughly loved by the Radio 1 family and audience.
"She always puts others first; whether it's key workers during the pandemic on her show, other people's health during her own diagnosis of cancer, or supporting her fellow colleagues at the station.
"Adele ended her run of shows at Radio 1 while continuing to do all of this. She continually goes above and beyond for others and I want to say a huge thank you to her for everything she has done over the last eight years for the station."
New hots Sam and Danni will join forces to co-host BBC Radio 1's new Weekend Breakfast show.
Adele recently bravely revealed she had her rectum removed in life-changing cancer op (adeleroberts/Instagram)
Adele enjoyed an eight-year stint at BBC Radio 1The show will move from London to Cardiff as part of the BBC's Across The UK plans.
Their first weekend show is set to be broadcast on Saturday 9 September.
Of their exciting new career venture, Sam and Danni said: "We are SO excited to officially be joining the Radio 1 family. Having our own show is something we've both dreamed of since we can remember.
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"Weekend Breakfast is always a great laugh, the listeners are brilliant and we can't wait to get started.
"It means so much to us that we will be broadcasting live from BBC Cymru Wales in Cardiff.
"It's the city where we became best mates, began presenting together and now, the city we proudly call home. Bringing the first daytime Radio 1 show to Wales is going to be so much fun, LETS DO THIS."
Adele's career move comes after she diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in 2021 before undergoing treatment and eventually being given the all-clear.
Back in April, Adele broke a world record as she became the fastest woman to finish the London Marathon with a stoma bag.