Dan Walker has revealed that his last day at the BBC will be May 17.
The presenter, 45, has been a part of BBC Breakfast since 2016.
He also previously fronted the corporation’s flagship breakfast show with Louise Minchin, who left in September 2021.
Last month, Dan announced that he is leaving to join Channel 5 - where he will replace Sian Williams as the lead anchor on 5 News.
Speaking to co-presenter Sally Nugent, who took over from Minchin, the much-loved presenter confirmed his last day on air for the breakfast programme.
“May 17 is my last day, so two weeks today,” he said. "If you discount this one because we’re on it, it’s only six, six more three o’clockers and then I’m outta here.”
Dan said that his decision to leave BBC Breakfast had also been a 'big and 'sad' one.
“It was a big decision and it’s quite a sad one as well," he told.
“The other thing to say is thank you to everybody who sent so many lovely messages, and one thing I have realised, because lots of people want to chat to you, don’t they, about this programme, because it means an awful lot to an awful lot of people, it’s reminded me how special this show is and how much everybody who watches it loves it, so thank you very much to everyone who’s come up and said some lovely things.”
Channel 5 said his new role will see him presenting recently relaunched flagship news bulletin 5 News, as well as 'fronting a range of new programming on the channel'.
It comes after Dan was forced to hit back at rumours about his BBC Breakfast departure in a lengthy social media post and statement.
The TV presenter dismissed press reports about his departure from the BBC that cite unnamed 'sources' and 'moles', in a post which he uploaded to Instagram.
Dan penned: "It is often the case that the simple truth is much duller than all the made-up ‘moles’ and so-called ‘sources’ claim."
"In a nutshell… a bloke with a really good job, which he loved, got offered a really good job somewhere else which provided an amazing new challenge and the opportunity to make some exciting telly.
"The bloke explained to his current employers that, even though it was a tough decision, he had decided to leave. They are now trying their best to allow him to make a dignified departure."
