Viewers were left confused when a well known BBC Breakfast presenter appeared on air with a different surname. Victoria Valentine revealed the sad news that her change from 'Fritz' had come about due to the breakdown of her marriage.
In a lengthy blog post, which she shared on Twitter, she addressed the matter, saying she had changed her surname from Fritz, her married name, because her marriage had broken down and the name “no longer fits”. Introducing the statement, she wrote: “Hello. You may notice a little change today. If you are wondering why, here are a few words.”
She went on to explain: “The reasons for the breakdown of my marriage are private. And, as I’ve discovered, via the inordinate number of conversations, apps, books, social media feeds, podcasts, seminars, webinars and every other resource I’ve exhausted in an entirely cliched Millennial bid to grapple with my world dissolving, those reasons no longer define me.
