'Proud' Moyles bids farewell

A “proud” Chris Moyles said goodbye to the Radio 1 breakfast show this morning.

The DJ, who has been hosting the show for more than eight years, said his final programme felt like “some weird victory” after “all the flak we’ve taken”.

He told listeners: “We just got through all of it and here we all are celebrating us and I’m really proud.”

Moyles added: “Thank you to everyone who has listened and supported us.”

It comes after a celebrity-filled send-off yesterday by showbiz pals including Ant and Dec who hosted a

This Is Your Life-style farewell as Moyles prepared to step down.

The duo turned up for his penultimate morning show, which was unusually broadcast in front of a live audience of 200-plus fans.

Other guests included James Corden, Gary Barlow and Billie Piper, who turned up to wish him well along with listeners at the BBC’s Radio Theatre in London.