BBC Radio 1 presenter Arielle Free returns on air following suspension

nme.com:

temporary suspension last week .Free made a brief appearance on Charlie Hedges’ Dance Anthems Ibiza show on Sunday (July 30) but was cut off for expressing her dislike of a song that was playing.After being introduced on Hedges’s show, Free commented on the song Hedges was playing, sharing that she hated it.

She began to further criticise the song, leading Hedges to turn down her mic. “Sorry, I’m taking your mic down,” Hedges announced. “It’s my show, Arielle, have some respect, please.”The presenter was then off-air for the rest of the week.

In a statement, BBC Radio 1 said: “Whilst we would not comment on individual matters, we have strict codes of behaviour for staff and presenters, and any breaches are taken extremely seriously.”A post shared by Arielle Free (@ariellefree)Free took to her Instagram account today (August 8) to announce that she was back on air following her week-long hiatus.

She did not address the incident.She shared old school photo of herself with a caption that read: “Tonight on your radio its all things chilled in the run up to tomorrows Scottish Highers, advanced highers and national 5’s exam results.