Paul O'Grady has addressed his BBC Radio 2 exit after 14 years.
The presenter took to Instagram to share a message with his followers ahead of his final show on August 14.
"I just want to say that tonight is my very last show on Radio 2 after 14 years! I have never had a job for that long," O'Grady said in the clip.
"So I want to say thank you very much for listening and for all your emails and all your messages and all the fun I've had over the years.
"And also a huge special mention to Malcolm Prince, my producer. And I've been really lucky in my time to have worked with some smashing producers, and Malcolm is way up there, believe you and me."
O'Grady also went to address the reason he's leaving the show, explaining he isn't happy with a change in schedule. In February, a new regime at the station was introduced, meaning that O'Grady would do 13 weeks on the show, and the next 13 would be hosted by Celebs Go Dating narrator Rob Beckett.
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"The reason I'm leaving, because everybody's asked me this – it's because I wasn't really happy with the 13 weeks on/13 weeks off business," he said.
"So, I did the honourable thing and I honoured my contract, gave my notice and now I'm off."
Last week, O'Grady announced he'd be leaving his Sunday evening show in a statement.
"I've loved doing my Sunday afternoon show for the last 14 years and I'm going to miss my listeners as well as the fun I've had with my producer Malcolm Prince, but I feel that now is the right time to go," he said.
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