Introducing your new Radio 1 drive time show - Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie! I’m still in shock at this news tbh, co-hosting Radio 1 drive is beyond my wildest dreams, I feel like I’m living in a simulation.
Pretty convinced
@jordannorth1
is the most loved man in the UK. Seeing how people react to him is just lovely. The nation’s sweetheart and so he should be.
Time for the LAST 3 MILES 🚣♀️
I am the type of person who is horrendously socially anxious but also I think I’m funny and use humour to get people to like me so in every social situation/when I’m on TV or radio, I make a joke and then worry for 6 months that i’ve offended someone.
It’s a curse. Anyone else?
One of those proper hard mums
@MrsGiFletcher
isn’t she, reminds me of my mum and my sister. Can do anything and with a load of kids hanging off her arms, no messing, takes no prisoners
Fun fact I have the same wingspan as a peregrine falcon. I’ve also now got my own show on
@BBCR1
on Friday and Saturday mornings. Mega chuffed as I’ve never had my own show full time and I get to bring you anthems and loads of fun stuff from my beloved
@mediacityuk
in Salford
Hanging up my NHS pass today (for the second time in my career actually) after a year of seeing patients as a trainee counsellor and 3 years of studying, and last week I found out I’ve passed!
Always at the end of the phone when I have a meltdown about something. Always kind and thinking about other people. Always flipping hilarious without sometimes even intending to be. Always himself.
KING OF THE NORTH FOR KING OF THE CASTLE
@jordannorth1
This is the type of person
@jordannorth1
is and I have to share it with you. He gets off the boat at the second pit stop, freezing and nackered, looks at me and says ‘are you alright are you warm enough?’
He’s not just hilarious he’s also the absolute sweetest person ever
Our gorgeous gorgeous boy
@jordannorth1
is rowing home for
@comicrelief
🚣♀️🚣♀️🚣♀️ off he pops! What a brilliantly surreal morning seeing him off. I’ll be following him (in a car) so tune in to
@BBCR1
to hear how he’s getting on and don’t forget to donate if you can!
Hiyaaaa. The North family got me really drunk (obvs) but if you messaged or donated this week THANK YOU and I wish I could kiss you on the mouth. Also I could not love
@jordannorth1
if I tried ❤️
Happy last day
@scott_mills
and
@Chris_Stark
- radio’s very best. Their show has genuinely meant so much to me. I’ve got in the car feeling down, heard 5 minutes of them and the world has seemed brighter. Their combined creative genius is gold dust. Love you lads 💔💔💔
I’m on one of the boats for the Blackburn - Burnley stretch and it’s just
@jordannorth1
having banter with Blackburn residents shouting ‘up the clarets’ from his rowing boat and getting abuse back
This weekend a lovely festival goer said to me and
@jordannorth1
upon seeing us close up in the cold light of day… ‘look at ye - you’re both just dead ordinary aren’t ya?’ and I can’t stop laughing about it
Ta to everyone who has sent me nice messages after spotting my mush on the news. We all worked mega hard on these eps so I’m pleased they’re gonna be on the telly for kids + parents. So much amazing educational stuff still exists on the BBC! It never left
Adverts that make me feel violent:
- those Cetaphil ones that sponsor Friends now
- The Oral B one where she says ‘I didn’t even know Oral B made a toothpaste!’ as if they’re know for making like, CARS, or something
She paved the way for women in broadcasting, fought her way into Radio 1 when there were no female presenters. Continued to champion women, young people, new music for the entirety of her career, never retired. What a legacy, what a life lived! We were all in awe of her ❤️
BBC Radio 1 is extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Radio 1 DJ, Annie Nightingale CBE. Our deepest condolences are with Annie’s friends and family at this incredibly difficult time.
Rest in peace, Annie 🤍
And do we really need to spend 4 grand on a TREE to go in the middle of every table? I’ve never really noticed flowers at a wedding.
I just want our guests to be:
- well fed
- drunk if they so wish
- enjoying the music
- crying at some point
- awestruck at how great I look👰🏼
I’m co hosting
@bbcmorninglive
with the fab
@gethincjones
this morning!!! Which is a DREAM COME TRUE. I have always been such a fan of morning tv and I think this show is so brilliant, such a great public service. It’s been so nice to be a part of the family recently ❤️
You can’t ever beat the feeling of so many people watching the same thing on telly and the tweets and the memes being ELITE. We’re in a lovely sweet spot of everyone being on social media but linear TV still existing.
Ready for day two of rowing home! We’re keeping him warm in the lock house before he sets off. Tune into
@bbcradio1
to keep up with how our
@jordannorth1
is getting on.
I’ll never stop posting this because it’s my favourite thing ever. Throwback to when we had a feature on CBBC where kids had to design a Christmas stocking and say who it was for and a child sent this in for me. 🍷
The podcast I recorded with the fab
@LittleMix
is now available on bbcsounds
In ’I’ve been there: Jade Thirlwall and Anorexia’ I went to meet some amazing patients at the fantastic Riverdale Grange clinic before…
Singing loudly in the car consistently makes me very happy. When I wrote my
@matthaig1
style list of ‘things that make me better’ I realised that even at my lowest I STILL get joy from that. Even when I don’t from much else.
It is a MADNESS how much harder tonight’s trial is compared to last night. Having to have actual knowledge vs petting a dog and being a bit near a pigeon.
My 30th birthday party was certainly one to remember. The man of my dreams asked me to marry him. The person who has made me believe in soul mates. We are made for each other, there’s no…
Lovely week covering
@gregjames
on
@BBCR1
breakfast with
@jordannorth1
(woww what an honour etc)
Thanks for all your lovely messages.
Had the funniest, busiest week and now I’m taking my withered body off to Cornwall for
@boardmasters
- see you again tomorrow morning at 11!
We said goodbye to our queen, my nan Eileen Penning in the early hours of this morning. 93 years, 9 children, 39 grandchildren and great grandchildren and countless parties where she was the last one off the dance floor. Words can’t express how much her huge family adore her ❤️
He won’t get in a lift but he’s giving
@imacelebrity
a go. Hope this cures his fears and I don’t have to take the stairs next time I see him. COME ON BABEZ
@jordannorth1
Studies show that suicides increase after a celebrity takes their own life. If you’re finding the news and social media triggering, switch off, and remember help is always available.
Been training to become a counsellor for the past 3 years and had my last college class tonight (not qualified just yet, got a LOT of work to do) but it was a very emoshe evening. We basically practise using each others trauma so we’ve all really bonded and we had a good cry…
These 2 are the best thing on the radio. I cannot imagine a world where I don’t hear their show every day. They are everything I love about Radio 1 and they were the kindest most welcoming people when I joined and have given me great advice. ❤️ u
@scott_mills
@Chris_Stark
We have some sad news to share..
@scott_mills
and
@Chris_Stark
have decided that they will be leaving Radio 1 later this summer.
Thank you from all of us for everything, we'll miss you greatly ♥️
Tune into their next show, this Monday from 1pm to hear what they have to say.
Was reunited with this gorgeous gorgeous boy today
@grimmers
for the BBC Share Your Story tour. We took the boy back to Oldham to share the life and times of Grimmy. Ashton and Oldham’s finest right here ❤️
The absolute GOLD on the
@BBCR1
breakfast show this morning. Sit down stand up with Ant and Dec followed by Greg Wallace and
@jordannorth1
calling back at the same time has made my day
@gregjames
1 year married to my soul mate today! 10/10 would highly recommend 👍
Thank you to my gorgeous husband
@AlexHarris4Real
for filling every single day with movie love 🦋
And I will be listening to
@scott_mills
on R2 and everything
@Chris_Stark
ever does. Will always always be their biggest fan and I’m honoured to have even been in their presence, as anyone should be 🙌🏻
We have some news... 🍂
Changes are coming to weekdays from the Autumn 🍂
We are bidding farewell to Steve Wright in the Afternoon.
@Scott_Mills
is joining to present an all-new Mon-Fri show from 2-4pm.
@sarajcox
is bringing you an extra hour of fun from 4-7pm.
When we started working together on CBBC when
@celspellman
was 16!! (He’ll hate me for posting this pic)! I didn’t think we’d end up doing a
@BBCR1
show together. It’s Cel’s last day on life hacks today so show him some love.
Our lil CBBC crew really feel like we’ve made it after being mentioned on R1 breakfast with
@gregjames
this morning, in relation to dogs of course
@LaurenLayfield
@HackerTDog
If you do enjoy watching Hacker make presenters weep with laughter, I’ll post the bloopers below
Dunno if this is a compliment or insult to S+C but I haven’t been this gutted about something ending since Friends finished when I was 15 😂I was on holiday then too and they were showing the final ep in all the bars, today I’m blasting
@BBCR1
on the balcony with that same feelin
Transfer deadline day 😂 I always knew
@Chris_Stark
was a creative genius and then when I got to do a show with him one day this year I was literally like wow. He turns little half formed ideas into radio GOLD. Capital are SO lucky to have him and he deserves all the glory 🙌🏻❤️
Bit of news…
I’m really excited to be joining the
@Global
family.
I’ll be presenting
@CapitalOfficial
breakfast show alongside
@romankemp
- and becoming the shows Creative Executive Producer.
I have also been asked to lead on developing sport podcasts for
@GlobalPlayer
Didn’t actually get a pic in front of anything that said ‘Brits’ on it, but promise I did leave the Premier Inn eventually
@LaurenLayfield
@jordannorth1
Tonight I ate a Happy Hippo directly after a Kinder Bueno and I can confirm that the hippo is superior, it should be made into a full sized choc bar.
Na night x
Sorting out stuff from my mum and dad’s house and found a folder full of editions of the magazine I used to make for my neighbours when I was 11. It mainly featured Gareth Gates, MC Romeo from So Solid Crew, Britney and
@katelawler
and of course a problem page and a chart 😭😭😭
Merry Christmas from little Katie 👼 this year’s carol concert courtesy of
@KensingtonRoyal
at Westminster Abbey was all about
#ShapingUs
and thanking all those supporting the very youngest members of society during those crucial early years. You can watch it on ITV on Xmas Eve
BBC local radio is a lifeline. I’ve heard stories at Radio Manc about how many people who don’t have anyone to help them have phoned in during lockdown. The reality is those people will get swallowed up in the mass of texts with bigger stations. I pray it never goes away.
We don’t know for sure what has happened it’s important to remember, but this has shaken me also as a presenter who looked up to Caroline’s career and has suffered so much with depression. So often recently I have thought about leaving the industry. So many are suffering badly.