Jordan North has been officially unveiled as the new Capital Breakfast host.

The news comes after the star quit BBC Radio 1 last week after ten years.

The official Capital Instagram account shared a post revealing that Jordan would be taking over the Breakfast show from Roman Kemp, who announced on Monday that he was leaving after eight years.

Alongside a snap of a smiling Jordan at the radio desk, they wrote: "Welcome to Capital @jordannorth1."

Roman Kemp, Chris Stark and Sian Welby were joined by Jordan live on Wednesday morning to announce the news and introduce him to the Capital audience.

Jordan said: “I am beyond excited to be joining Global and to wake up the nation every morning on Capital - I can't wait to start working with the amazing team here and get stuck in, to create the most fun and entertaining breakfast show. Getting to host Capital Breakfast has always been a dream of mine and it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity that I simply couldn’t turn down.”

Jordan will start as the brand new host of Capital Breakfast with Jordan, Chris and Sian, in April 2024.

He will also host Capital's Summertime Ball in June.

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Last week on Instagram, Jordan told his followers that he was leaving Radio 1. In an emotional post, he said: "Hello everyone. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all my wonderful colleagues / talented producers at Radio 1 who many I consider to be friends for life and will miss greatly, you’ve all reached out to me over the past 24 hours and it really has meant a lot.

"To my amazing fellow presenters I wish I could thank you all personally, I’ve loved working with you it’s been an absolute blast! Big love to Katie Thisleton, Greg James, Arielle Free, Ricky, Melvin & Charlie, Dean & Vicky, Clara Amfo, Matt & Molly, Scott Mills, Grimmy, all the rest of you fantastic lot, and of course my partner in crime Vick Hope…I’ll miss being on air with you every day.

"MOST IMPORTANTLY the biggest of thank yous to the fantastic listeners who have been really generous and always made me feel welcome, your kind words & messages have been so lovely, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I’ll be back soon, and can’t wait to see you all again"

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