BBC Radio Scotland presenter Amy Irons announces first pregnancy

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 12:43 · Archive

BBC Radio Scotland presenter Amy Irons has announced she is expecting her first child with partner Elliott.

BBC Radio Scotland presenter Amy Irons, 35, announced on The Saturday Show that she is expecting her first child with partner Elliott, a PE teacher aged 38. She told listeners: 'I'm delighted to be preparing for the most important job I'll ever do. Elliot and I can't wait to meet our little bundle of joy next year and it's so nice to be able to share the good news with the lovely audience.'

Irons co-hosts The Saturday Show with Steven Mill and also works as a newsreader on BBC Reporting Scotland. She presents other BBC programmes including Hogmanay and the sports podcast Sacked in the Morning, which she co-hosts with Craig Levein. The BBC said that details of maternity cover for The Saturday Show will be announced in due course. The show airs on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Sounds on Saturday mornings from 9am to 12pm.

How it is being reported

• BBC presenter announces 'most important job I’ll ever do' on airAmy Irons told listeners the good news on The Saturday Show, which she presents alongside co-host Steven Mill.Glasgow Live · 10 Oct, 12:28
• 'Most important job I'll ever do' - BBC presenter announces first pregnancy on airBBC presenter Amy Irons, 35, announces she is expecting her first child with partner Elliott, sharing the news on BBC Radio Scotland’s The Saturday Show.Glasgow Times · 10 Oct, 11:15

In this story: Amy Irons · Elliott · BBC Radio Scotland · BBC · Steven Mill · Craig Levein

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