Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood has announced that she is leaving the BBC, after more than 25 years.

Kirkwood joined the corporation in 1998 and has been named best TV weather presenter at the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards on nine separate occasions – including every year from 2012 to 2017, since when the category has been dropped.

The presenter announced the news on the BBC Breakfast sofa, where she told presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent that she’s leaving in April.

“I’m going to spend more time with Steve, my gorgeous husband”, Kirkwood explained.