Clara Amfo is latest star to leave BBC Radio show as she steps down after two year stint and her replacement is named

Clara Amfo has quit her presenting job on BBC Radio 1’s Future Sounds.

The DJ, who competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020 with Aljaz Skorjanec, issued a statement on Tuesday and shared a post of her in the recording studio on Instagram.

She penned: ‘With immense gratitude and thought given, I have made the choice to say goodbye to Future Sounds on @bbcradio1.⁣

‘I’ll save the long paragraphs (cos you know I love ‘em!) for my final show but for now, I will say I’m so proud of the work I’ve been able to do on every type show over the years from the 8th floor, up and down UK and random pop stars houses! 

‘I’m grateful to have had the ears of the listeners who have consistently shown up for me.⁣ 

Clara Amfo has quit her presenting job on BBC Radio 1’s Future Sounds

The DJ, who competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020 with Aljaz Skorjanec, issued a statement on Tuesday and shared a post of her in the recording studio on Instagram

She concluded: ‘I’m energised and excited for my next chapter as part of the network and beyond!⁣ ⁣See you at 6pm Clara x’ (pictured in May)

‘I’m enamoured by every production team I’ve had the privilege of working alongside for each and every broadcast.⁣ 

‘I’m so honoured by the incredible artists and their hardworking teams who have chosen the show to share their work and intimate thoughts, constantly providing one of the most precious things we all need to keep going in this wild world’.

She concluded: ‘I’m energised and excited for my next chapter as part of the network and beyond!⁣ ⁣See you at 6pm Clara x’.⁣

Clara was flooded by comments from her fans and famous friends, with fellow Radio 1 star Greg James writing: ‘Love yeeeeeeeeeew ❤️’ and Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball gushing: ‘oh clara new adventures ahead. huge love to you goddess x’

Strictly’s Angela Scanlon penned: ‘Yes babs!! Up up and away xx’ while Loose Women’s Judi Love added: ‘The world is ready for your next move!!’

Stacey Dooley commented a series of clapping hands emjois, while Claudia Winkleman posted a string of hearts. 

Jack Saunders – who presents the station’s Future Artists and The Official Chart shows – will be taking on Clara’s role from April 15. 

He took to his own Instagram to announce the news, and shared a slew of throwback snaps of himself as a teenager starting in radio.

Clara was flooded by comments from her fans and famous friends, with fellow Radio 1 star Greg James writing: ‘Love yeeeeeeeeeew ❤️’

Alongside he wrote an earnest caption, writing that he had been inspired by Radio 1 DJs as a child and had long held a dream to present Future Sounds.

Jack wrote: ‘The show (and it’s previous entities) is the premier taste making music show. It has influenced the music taste of generations and I am so BLOODY EXCITED THAT I BROKE DOWN IN TEARS AT A RESTAURANT YESTERDAY WHEN I FOUND OUT that I will get to be the new host of Future Sounds from 15th April 2024.

‘You and me and the best new music on the planet, I couldn’t think of a more perfect way to spend my weekday evenings. We did it’.

Jack Saunders – who presents the station’s Future Artists and The Official Chart shows – will be taking on Clara’s role from April 15

He took to his own Instagram to announce the news, writing an earnest caption that said he had been inspired by Radio 1 DJs as a child and had dreamed of presenting Future Sounds

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