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Matt Baker shares real reason he quit high-profile BBC show after 9 years


Matt Baker greeted viewers every evening on The One Show for nine years before calling it quits and swapping London life for a new career path

Matt Baker has opened up on leaving The One Show after nine years (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) Read MoreRelated Articles Huw Edwards resigns from BBC on 'medical advice' The father of two told how he had a passion for producing and directing and decided to set up his own company, Big Circus Media, which he co-owns with former The One Show executive Gareth Collett. The star, who used to be a gymnast, suffered an injury while rehearsing for a pantomime and he told how he sustained a "painful slipped disc" and is no longer "able to bend forward".

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