Greg James sets record straight after announcing he’s ‘quitting’ BBC Radio 1
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Greg James has apologised and set the record straight after appearing to announce that he was leaving BBC Radio 1.
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The Radio 1 Breakfast Show host, 39, sent fans into a frenzy after posting a statement on Instagram that he now admits was just ‘gentle trolling’. In his original statement, Greg claimed the BBC was ‘under corporate control’ and that he wasn’t ‘about to continue his work messing around with stars’.
After the reaction that got on social media, however, Greg and his wife Bella Mackie quickly returned to Instagram to set the record straight. It was obvious to some but not others, but the Radio 1 presenter had actually been poking fun at the recent hijinks between Neil Young and Glastonbury.
The legendary rock singer-songwriter, 79, pulled out of the Worthy Farm festival and then rejoined the line-up for 2025 within 24 hours last week. Initially claiming the festival was ‘under corporate control’ after finding out the BBC were a Glastonbury partner, Neil backtracked quickly and cited an ‘error in information’.
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After realising that not everyone understood his hilarious reference, Greg and Bella posted a new video to social media, in which Bella told Greg off for winding people up. While Greg said, ‘I’m really enjoying the reaction to my post,’ Bella responded: ‘As I said to you, 99% of people wouldn’t know what you were talking about. Everyone else thinks you’re quitting in a rage.’.
