'Whichever part I’m allowed!' Gethin Jones confined to his friend's sofa due to home issue
express.co.ukRadio Times.Gethin has been a favourite to replace BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker, who is presenting his last show from the red sofa today.The father-of-three confirmed his time on the red sofa would be ending in a social media post in April.A replacement has not yet been announced, but the BBC are searching for someone to take over from Dan.A spokesperson from the BBC told Express.co.uk recruitment is still going on.There is also speculation that broadcaster Jon Kay may be the next BBC Breakfast presenter once Dan, who was a presenter on the show for the past six years, leaves.While Manchester may feel like home to Gethin now (he studied there 20 years ago too), he did admit in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, that he felt lonely living there during the coronavirus pandemic.In January, Gethin explained that he kept busy with his studies, despite becoming ill himself.He described the time as “hard”.He said: “I was doing some work like Celebrity MasterChef at the time, and then got Covid myself and had to pull out, but then the Masters [Masters in Sport Directorship (MSD)] sort of kept me going.“But it was quite hard, I was living in Manchester city centre and it was like a ghost town and there was no real communication with anyone.It was a really odd time.”.
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