BBC presenter Victoria Valentine marked her first day back at university after leaving her career in broadcasting to pursue further education.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the BBC Breakfast star shared a photo of University College London’s Alexandra House, which is the university’s Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience.
In the description, the 39-year-old wrote: “Well, let’s go then.”
Fans flocked to the comments section to wish the journalist well, including Victoria’s co-star Nina Warhurst, who is the main presenter of BBC Breakfast. She wrote: “Very exciting! Good luck Xx.”
Another follower commented: “Good luck @VValentineNews with your new direction, you won’t need it, you’ll shine,” while another added: “You’ve got this! Enjoy every moment, good luck.”
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5 BBC Breakfast presenters who have left: Where are they now?Back in August, Victoria announced that she would be taking a break from broadcasting to study psychological sciences at university.
© Victoria Valentine/XVictoria Valentine is taking a break from broadcasting
The newsreader, who already has an undergraduate and master’s degree from Cambridge University, explained that she will be studying for the next four years.
“I wanted to introduce you to something I’ve been thinking about and working on for a while,” she said on Instagram. “I’m taking a little break from broadcasting and the BBC to explore something new.
“So here I am – at the grand old age of 39 – going back to university. I’m enrolled in a full-time Masters, a psychological science that I kind of sold to my parents as part of neuroscience with a certain thinking and feeling thing attached to it.”
© BBCVictoria hosted her last BBC Breakfast show in September
“You can probably understand why it would appeal to me and be something I’m interested in,” she continued, adding that she hopes to earn a doctorate if her studies go according to plan. “Maybe in four years you’ll be watching Dr. Valentine.”
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In September, Victoria hosted her last BBC program Breakfast. Taking to X, she wrote: “[Love emoji] regular who followed it was my last @BBCBreakfast shift,” adding: “I’ve got a few more shifts at 05:00 BST over the next two weeks on @BBCWorld. UK viewers can watch the first hour on @BBCOne Still active on Insta as @thesocialgardener – a poodle close to nature/news around me [brain].”
In the comments section, one fan asked if Victoria would return to the program in the future, prompting the reporter to explain her exit as more of a “hiatus.”
© BBCVictoria is famous for hosting BBC News
“It’s a career breaker,” she wrote. “But if I’ve learned anything from death, divorce and single parenthood, it’s that nothing is as fixed as you think, almost anything is possible, and the key is to embrace change as it happens.”
Victoria’s career change comes almost a year after she announced her separation from her husband of 11 years, Dan Fritz, with whom she shares two children.
In a lengthy blog posted at the time, Victoria explained that she would take her mother’s maiden name in light of the divorce. Explaining her decision, she wrote: “So I’m taking my Dublin mother’s name. I’m taking it in all aspects of my life; personal and professional, public and private. I’m taking it as a sign of respect for the Irish strength and solidarity that has shaped me while I was quietly rebuilding.”
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