BBC Radio 2 listeners were expecting to listen to the voice of Nicki Chapman on Sunday Love Songs this morning, which was made famous by the late Steve Wright, who died earlier this year.
However, Nicki was replaced at the last minute by actress and broadcaster Angela Griffin. Nicki confirmed her absence via her Instagram page this morning.
Explaining the schedule shake-up, Nicki revealed she had unfortunately lost her voice, making presenting the radio impossible. The BBC star, 57, shared a selfie from home to give an update on her health issues.
She captioned the solemn photo: “Silence is not golden… can I just say. Apologies, I won’t be joining you on R2 this morning because I’ve lost my voice. Careless I know.
“Went down with a cold on Monday & by Wednesday evening (sounds like a Craig David track) my voice began to croak. Left the party & went to bed at 9.30 pm thinking it would pass. Alas not.”
Thanking Angela for stepping in, Nicki added: “Massive thanks to @theangelagriffin who not only has THE best voice ever, but is also sitting in for me today on Sunday Love Songs @bbcradio2.”
The TV and radio star went on to joke about her struggles with having no voice: “From voting to buying food with hubby, three shopkeepers, when told by Shacky that I’d lost my voice so couldn’t talk, said with a smile & nod to him … ‘every cloud eh’ ‘bet you’re pleased’ & ‘Well done you’re in for a good weekend then’.”
She concluded: “Hopefully I’ll be back next weekend with vocal chords working – don’t forget to get your dedications in early
“Thank you. I sound worse than I feel so that’s a good thing x.”
