Jeremy Vine says he will be too old for BBC Radio 2 one day.
Jeremy Vine knows he will be too old for BBC Radio 2 one day
The ‘Jeremy Vine’ host admitted he jokes with his pal ‘Question Time’ presenter Fiona Bruce, 59, about how one day they will get a call telling them “it’s over”, after the departure of their colleague Ken Bruce, 72, and his move to Greatest Hits Radio.
The 58-year-old media personality told the Daily Express newspaper: “I do think we all have to be aware it’s coming.
“One of my best friends is Fiona Bruce and… I say to her, ‘One of us is going to be told it’s over and we’ll ring up the other and go for this massive lunch and say, it’s been great.’
“Because we have to accept that. What you cannot do is, ‘How unfair.’ The unfairness is that we’ve done it for so long.”
Jeremy reflected on when he first came to the station in 2003, his predecessor the late Sir Jimmy Young - who passed away in 2016 aged 95 - was “so angry” about having to leave.
He said: “I was the youngest one [on Radio 2] for ages… When Sir Jimmy Young left, he was so angry about it.”
The ex ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star - who is married to journalist Rachel Schofield, 47 - also insisted using his professional connections to give their two daughters Martha, 19, and Anna, 16, “any advantage” was not something he is prepared to do.
Jeremy told ‘Loose Women’ panellist Kaye Adams, 60, on her podcast ‘How To Be 60’: “I would not dream of trying to get them any advantage inside any place I work.
“If they want to try for a career in journalism, good luck, but that’s not something I feel I can help with.”
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