Paul O'Grady announced he was quitting BBC Radio 2 today – days after telling fans his show was being taken off air.
Taking to Instagram on the weekend, the 67-year-old posted an image of his radio mic explaining that next Sunday (August 14) would be his last for a while.
Captioning the post, Paul wrote: "Penultimate show today. Hope you’re enjoying the sun unless you’re somewhere where it’s raining then ignore that #teampogradio @malprin.
Fans were fuming with the news, but it's not the first time the show's been pulled after it was announced earlier this year the host would be replaced by Rob Beckett for three months.
Reeling from the shock that Paul has quit the show for good, fans are flooding social media with theories as to why the star decided to step down after 14 years on the radio waves.
One tweeted: "Sadly I think this was always the plan - reduce the number of shows by 50% and hope he'd take the hint, which it seems he has."
Another accused the Beeb of being 'ageist' and encouraged listeners to fill in a complaints form, while a third reckoned something "very weird was going on".
However, others were more understanding of the broadcaster's decision to shake up the schedule saying they would miss Paul, but it was 'time for a change'.
Announcing his decision to leave the show, the much-loved presenter told his fans today: "I’ve loved doing my Sunday afternoon show for the last 14 years and I’m going to miss my listeners, as well as the fun I’ve had with my producer Malcolm Prince, but I feel that now is the right time to go."
Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said: "I’d like to thank Paul for so many years of his brilliant Sunday afternoon show.
"I’m sorry to see him go, but I wish Paul the very best of luck for the future and hope to work with him again as the door is always open to him here at Radio 2."
There seems to have been a bit of a bloodbath at the radio station after Vanessa Feltz quit and Steve Wright and Craig Charles both lost their shows.
Veteran DJ Steve told waiting reporters outside Radio 2 HQ: ''That's the way it goes... You know, sometimes people want you, sometimes they don't.
"Sometimes they want to make changes, give you another offer, and that's okay, I understand that, I really understand that."
The Mirror has contacted the BBC for comment.
