Lauren Laverne has announced she will step down from BBC 6 Music's breakfast show, after taking time away for cancer treatment. The presenter, who also hosts Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, will hand over the programme to Nick Grimshaw, who has been keeping her seat warm since August.

Lauren Laverne has announced she is stepping down from her BBC Radio 6 Music show after five years at the helm. On Thursday morning, Lauren shared that she’d made the decision to leave the breakfast show while recovering from cancer last year.

Lauren Laverne is stepping down from the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years of presenting the programme, after having a “tricky time” last year due to her cancer diagnosis.

Lauren Laverne has announced that she is stepping down from hosting the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years. Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw will take over hosting the slot in February,

Much loved presenter Lauren Laverne has announced she'll be stepping down from presenting the BBC 6 Music breakfast show. Lauren said it had been "a huge honour – and so much fun – to host the breakfast show for six wonderful years,