Blue Peter presenter Radzi to leave the long-running children’s programme
He will depart the show in April.
Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya is to leave the long-running BBC children’s show after five-and-a-half years.
The 32-year-old will bow out in April, a tweet from CBBC said.
Wolverhampton-born Radzi had been named the 37th Blue Peter presenter in October 2013 when he replaced the outgoing Helen Skelton.
Radzi went to school at Adams' Grammar in Newport while his mother Barbara, a retired mental health nurse, was elected as a Labour councillor for Wolverhampton's Spring Vale ward last year.
A statement from CBBC said: “Sad news on tonight’s #BluePeter and that is that @iamradzi is leaving the show.
“Radzi has been a presenter on the programme for five and a half years and he will be greatly missed… but we still have him on our screens until he leaves in April!”
Fans expressed their disappointment at Chinyanganya’s departure. One said: “Really sad news for BP, but I am sure we’ll be seeing him on other shows (as we do now), onwards and upwards….. good luck to the replacement, they are big shoes to fill.”
Another tweeted: “My 8 year old daughter cried. Good luck @iamradzi in your new ventures.”
Lindsey Russell is now the only listed Blue Peter presenter.
