BBC Radio 2 host Scott Mills has reacted to the sad news that Liza Tarbuck has quit her Saturday show on the airwaves with immediate effect, after sharing a statement last night
Scott Mills has joined the string of gutted celebrities and radio stars paying tribute to Liza Tarbuck after she announced her shock exit from her Saturday radio show last night.
Liza, 61, who had been hosting her 6pm to 8pm BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday evenings since 2012, announced in a surprise Instagram post last night that she had decided to take a ‘French exit’ from the airwaves, meaning she has already hosted her final show. Celebrity friends and fans reacted to the news online last night with great sadness.
Now, on his first radio show since Liza’s announcement, Scott also addressed Liza’s sad exit. Speaking on his BBC Radio 2 show, The Scott Mills Breakfast Show, Scott read out a listener’s message reacting to Liza’s exit. He said on the show: “Cheers for all your messages, this one says, ‘Gutted about Liza she’s a friend who visits our house every Saturday, my kids call her the crazy duck lady’. She will be missed,” he said.
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Liza announced her departure from her show on Instagram last night. Liza said she had made a ‘French exit’ from the show, meaning she has already hosted her final show and is being filled in by Shaun Keaveny until the end of March.
She added: “We made 2 hrs of radio feel like a private members club, that’s the stuff of dreams, thousands of people enjoying each others company like great friends. Imagine what else we could do. Thank you for letting me in, it’s been a privilege.”
She ended the message with “[Tarbuck doffs a battered bowler har & bows deeply] see you in the ice”. Her announcement was met with sad messages from celebrity friends and fans, including Lisa Faulkner who wrote: “I am so so sad. I LOVE your Saturday show. I love you. Saturday nights won’t be the same. You are amazing and will be very missed”. Jo Whiley added: “This is terrible news for us all. Just mentally trying to recalibrate my Saturday evenings. I’ve always loved our time in the garden – me pruning roses and you serenading me with your brilliant eclectic playlist and nothing but positive vibes always. No-one cared more about their listeners than you, Liza. As a fan, I am bereft. Thank you for the music and chat, the love and support LT. The broadcaster’s broadcaster – much love”.
Rylan wrote: “Of course you of all people would put a handwritten exit letter CROPPED so it’s like a game on the crystal maze to read . I’m gonna miss you so much. Genuinely. I’m so lucky to have worked with you for so long. Thank you for making me cackle on and off air. I love you” followed by a red heart emoji.
While former EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy added: “What am I going to do though. The best two hours of radio in my life. This is what it must have felt like for Beatles fans when they were no more. I do hope my soul can enjoy you elsewhere. Thank you for being a part of my Saturday teatimes. I hope there is a back catalogue of all the 12 years on @bbcsounds so I can pretend you’re still there. LEGEND.”.
The radio star usually hosts her radio show from 6pm to 8pm on a Saturday evening, which began in 2012. Head of Radio 2 Helen Thomas also released a statement in reaction to the news. It read: “Every Saturday evening, Liza created a truly magical, fantastical world.
“She was beloved by everyone at the station and all her listeners, and the door at Radio 2 will always be open for her.” She added: “Liza will be hugely missed and we wish her the very best of luck for the future.”
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