Dan Walker is celebrating after statistics show his switch to Channel 5 to become the broadcaster's lead news presenter has significantly boosted ratings, just as BBC viewers declare they want him back.
It was earlier this year that former Football Focus presenter turned Strictly contestant Dan broke the shock news that he was leaving the BBC, including his long-standing job on BBC Breakfat, to make the switch to rival Channel 5, months after breakfast co-star Louise Minchin quit the show.
Dan admitted it had been "a very tough decision," to move to pastures new, as many BBC regulars reacted with upset to the fact that he'd no longer be on their TV screens every morning. In an interview on Good Morning Britain as he prepared to make his Channel 5 debut, Dan said it had taken some 'getting used to,' not having to set an alarm for 3.30am every day, while sharing his excitement of the new challenge that lay ahead for him with his new employers.
