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Claudia Winkleman fights back tears as she hosts her final BBC Radio 2 Show: 'I'm allergic to goodbyes'


The presenter, 52, who announced she was leaving her programme after 15 years on air in December,  was feeling grateful as she wrapped her final show.

Sounding like she was fighting back tears as her voice quivered, Claudia added: 'But my biggest thanks are to you the listeners, I have worked for 24 years and I have never been more nervous than I was taking over for Graham [Norton] you were warm welcoming and so lovely to me... Following the news of Claudia's departure, friends and famous faces sent messages to her, with presenter Rylan Clark commenting on Radio 2's Instagram post: 'Gonna miss u claud', while podcaster and actress Giovanna Fletcher hailed her as a 'legend'. Romesh said of his new role: 'In my many years working as a maths teacher thinking 'what would happen if I gave this up', I never imagined I'd be sandwiched between Dermot O'Leary and Steve Wright on the UK's most popular radio station every Saturday morning.

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