Ore Oduba to announce shock retirement from television?

By Smith Alexander
London
Last updated on June 9, 2025

Oduba created a stir on Sunday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Oduba fans. Speculation had been rife that the English television host best known for his show Newsround on BBC Two, will announce his retirement from television, at age 39, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 09/06/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a television host isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a television host just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouOre

For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouOre was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.