Dan Walker has addressed his absence from 5 Information and Traditional FM.
Some viewers have requested the 48-year-old newsreader-and-presenter if he has known as it quits at Channel 5 and the radio station as a result of they haven’t seen Dan on their TV screens or heard him on the airwaves for some time.
Now, the previous BBC Breakfast anchor has revealed the explanation why he has been away from the cameras and microphone – and he teased an thrilling new challenge in an Instagram Reel.
Within the brief video, Dan stated on Thursday (03.07.25): “Hiya! Now I have been requested by fairly just a few individuals if I’ve left Channel 5 and why I’ve disappeared from Traditional FM.
“The reply is two-fold.
“The primary is, I am on vacation with the household for a few weeks, and the second is that I am filming a brand new sequence for Channel 5, which you can see, I believe in September – which I can not inform you an excessive amount of about, however it should be nice enjoyable!
“In order that’s why I’ve not been on the telly.
“The radio, I will be again on Monday (07.07.25), and I will be again on 5 Information in a few weeks’ time, as soon as I’ve completed filming this sequence.
“There you go, that is the reply!”
Lots of Dan’s followers expressed their reduction that he will likely be coming again to learn the information from 5pm to 6pm each weekday on Channel 5, in addition to returning to his 6.30am to 10am weekday breakfast slot on Traditional FM, within the put up’s feedback part.
One person wrote: “Thank goodness for that, my husband retains asking what’s occurred to Dan on Channel 5 information.
“We’re actually lacking you, however nonetheless watching the group on Channel 5 information.”
A second particular person penned: “Wanting ahead to your return to the @classicfm breakfast present, it isn’t the identical with out you! (sic)”
And a 3rd fan stated: “Take pleasure in household vacation and thanks for sharing xx (sic).”
One other one among Dan’s followers jumped to his defence as to why the broadcaster wanted to share the explanation behind his notable absence.
They commented: “I am undecided why it’s a must to justify your absence in any respect.
“Everybody has vacation and Everyone seems to be busy. Simply preserve doing what you do. (sic)”
