I'M A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! winner Giovanna Fletcher has landed a huge new job covering Kate Lawler's Virgin Radio show maternity leave.
The 36-year-old star is one of three celebs to be stepping up to the plate, with Sharleen Spiteri and Gaby Roslin also landing guest host roles.
ITV's first ever Queen of the Castle will cover Kate's weekday Drive Time slot from the 1st to the 12th March, with each star taking on two week periods.
Giovanna said of the new job: "I love listening to Kate’s Drive time show and I know listeners will be missing her. It’s such a privilege to step into her shoes.
"Music is more important than ever to lift everyone’s mood and I’m happy to be pumping on the tunes on Virgin for a couple of weeks."
The author has plenty of experience when it comes to hosting as the founder of the popular Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast – which was Kate Middleton's first ever podcast interview last year.
She also presents CBeebies TV show The Baby Club, and is no stranger to the music biz thanks to her McFly husband Tom Fletcher.
Giovanna shared her excitement for the new role on Instagram last night, posting a snap of herself with the Virgin Radio logo and writing: "The superb @thekatelawler is on maternity leave with her beautiful daughter Noa.
"So while she’s away @virginradiouk have gathered a host of women to keep her seat nice and warm until she returns. Thrilled to say I’ll be taking over the drive time slot for 2 weeks from Monday!
"@amy_voce has been working nonstop for the last few weeks, @rachelhornerainbow will be at the helm this Friday, and then once I’m done you’ll have @sharleenspiteri and @gabyroslin taking over. Love that this has been made a group effort!! ❤️?? xx"
Virgin Radio UK Content Director Mike Cass said: “At Virgin Radio, we know the importance of great music and great company. Which is why I’m delighted that we’ve lured Giovanna, Sharleen and Gaby into the hot seat while Kate is away.
"Drive Time is a focal point in our schedule and we couldn’t be happier to get these three talented women to front the show.”
Kate joined Virgin Radio in 2016 and welcomed her first child earlier this month, baby daughter Noa.
She has been keeping fans updated on her first venture into motherhood via social media, recently opening up about a terrifying A&E dash after she panicked about her newborn's breathing.
- You can listen to Virgin Radio UK Drive on weekdays from 4pm-7pm
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