{"id":668147,"date":"2026-07-01T15:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/668147\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:21:13","slug":"bbc-radio-londons-eddie-nestor-to-step-away-for-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/668147\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Radio London’s Eddie Nestor to step away for cancer treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBC Radio London presenter Eddie Nestor has announced he will be stepping away from his role after being diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n

In a post on social media, Nestor told listeners they may have noticed he had “been a little quieter than usual”, as he confirmed he would be away from the station for a period while receiving treatment.<\/p>\n

He said he had spent both Father’s Day and his birthday in hospital, but has since had his first chemotherapy session, thanks to an “incredible medical team”.<\/p>\n

The 62-year-old added: “We’re thankful, we’re hopeful and as a family, we’re looking upward and forward.”<\/p>\n

In the post, he said his “greatest source of strength” was his family, and thanked his BBC colleagues for their “love and support”.<\/p>\n

“I honestly don’t know exactly what the next few months will look like.<\/p>\n

“I’ll work when I’m able, post when I feel like it and spend the rest of the time concentrating on getting stronger,” Nestor said.<\/p>\n

His show is currently being covered by Jim Davis and other members of the BBC Radio London<\/a> team in his absence.<\/p>\n

Sara David, editor of the station, said: “Everyone at BBC Radio London, along with his loyal listeners, is sending Eddie and his family our support and best wishes.”<\/p>\n

Nestor, who was awarded an MBE in 2018 for his charity work and services to radio, has been a presenter on BBC Radio London since 2002.<\/p>\n

He has also appeared in television dramas, including Casualty and Death in Paradise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BBC Radio London presenter Eddie Nestor has announced he will be stepping away from his role after being…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-668147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}