BBC Breakfast presenter quits sofa to start brand new career away from TV
BBC presenter Victoria Valentine is leaving the network and returning to university after 15 years on our TV screens.
The 39-year-old hosted her final BBC Breakfast shift alongside Ben Boulos this morning, Sunday, September 10 and later went on X (formally known as Twitter) to send her thanks to a fan who sent her a heartwarming email.
Victoria, who first joined the BBC as a senior broadcast journalist in 2008, where she produced business and economics stories for BBC News, wrote: "To the regular who clocked it was my last @BBCBreakfast shift. I have a few more 0500 BST shifts over the next fortnight on @BBCWorld. UK viewers can catch the 1st hour on @BBCOne. Still active on Insta as @thesocialgardener - a nature/news adjacent pootle around my brain."
In later messages Victoria, who reverted to her mother's glamorous maiden name last year after her divorce from writer and barrister Dan Fritz, told followers that she was returning to university to "learn more about neuroscience & psychological sciences."
Victoria is taking a break from BBC Breakfast (BBC)She initially shared her exciting news back in August on Instagram stories, saying: "I am taking a little bit of a break from broadcasting and from the BBC in order to explore something new. So I - at the grand old age of 39 - going back to university. I am enrolled in a full time masters course, psychological sciences which I've kind of sold to my parents as a bit of neuroscience with some thinking and feeling stuff attached to it."
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She revealed she'd be heading back to study for at least four years, but didn't know what would happen after that. Victoria added: "You can probably understand why that would appeal and be something I'm interested in. Should that all go well and I'm not terrible at it, I'll be looking to progress and do a doctorate. Perhaps four years from now you'll be looking at Dr Valentine."
After her last shift on the BBC Breakfast sofa Victoria was flooded with good luck messages, including from the fan who sent her an email. They wrote: "Thank you for the past few years where I have particularly felt informed, entertained and always embraced your energy, empathy and compassion. You are a rare and dazzling gem."
Another fan wrote: "good luck with your future adventures , you will be missed as you a bring a professional and a bright disposition to your broadcasting." While another wrote: "Bonne chance. You & @SallyBundockBBC kept me company on many an early morning UK start, or later morning European hotel start! Wish you the best in your next endeavours, Victoria."
And a third added: "I will miss seeing you glowing out of my screen of a morning, not just your gorgeousness but your personality. I will definitely still follow your insta presence. I’m certain you will smash your chose course, I hope it brings you the fulfilment [sic] that you seek."
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