US EditionCarol Kirkwood fights back tears on BBC Breakfast as weather presenter quits after 25 years
Carol Kirkwood, the main weather presenter on BBC Breakfast since 2010, will leave after 25 years to spend more time with her husband, sharing heartfelt thanks with viewers.
- On Tuesday, Carol Kirkwood announced on BBC Breakfast she will leave the BBC, fighting back tears while thanking colleagues and viewers.
- She said she will present her final bulletin in April and described the choice as difficult but timely, wanting to spend more time with Steve, her husband.
- A veteran meteorologist, Carol Kirkwood trained at The Weather Channel, the Met Office and the BBC before joining the BBC Weather Centre, and she often presented on location at Wimbledon and the Chelsea Flower Show.
- Across social media, viewers posted heartfelt messages, while Jonathan Munro praised Kirkwood and said she 'will be greatly missed,' and Dan Walker called her 'just the same lovely person you see on the telly.'
- Her exit closes a long-running chapter at the BBC, ending more than 25 years as a familiar morning face; Kirkwood looks forward to travel and joked about lie-ins.
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Kirkwood has been the main weather presenter on BBC Breakfast since 2010, and was visibly emotional as she said she was stepping down. Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood fought back tears as she announced she would be leaving the BBC after more than 25 years. Kirkwood, who will step down in April, is a familiar face to viewers on BBC Breakfast where she has been the main weather presenter since 2010. On Tuesday morning’s show, presenters Sally Nug…
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