Fiona Bruce has admitted she has no intentions of being the presenter of Question Time for as long as her predecessor, David Dimbleby.
Fiona, 58, took on the role in 2019, the year after David stepped down. He had been involved in the show since 1994 but called it a day after over two decades in the main seat.
Now, while Fiona says she's enjoying her time in the hot seat, she's admitted she won't have the staying power of the now 83-year-old.
Speaking to Radio Times, she said: "I was in Windsor and so was David for the Queen’s funeral. It was lovely to see him and I gave him a big hug and said, 'There’s no way I can do it until I’m 80! Definitely not!” It’s the most challenging job I’ve ever done.'"
Earlier this month, Fiona struggled to cut in during Piers Morgan's explosive return to the show. The former Good Morning Britain host joined the panel in London just days after Prime Minister Liz Truss ditched plans to cut the 45p tax rate - and prior to further unrest in government.
And there are now also fears the show could become a target of Just Stop Oil, a group of activists which wants the government to stop all new oil and gas exploration.
There are concerns the group could try to launch a protest during the filming of the show, it is understood. An activist called Forest unveiled the plan in an invite-only Just Stop Oil group on encrypted messaging app Signal earlier this week.
Speaking about the possibility of getting into the studio, they asked fellow supporters: “Could this be a good opportunity for a little spiciness if some of us can get in the audience? Or at least get in and ask a decent question?” Minutes later the message was deleted.
The group has upped its protests in recent weeks. On Friday, activists threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers £76million masterpiece in London’s National Gallery.
And at the weekend, an Aston Martin showroom in the nation's capital was also targeted, being sprayed with orange paint. Following the incident, Richard Hammond spoke to Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid criticising their actions.
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