Dan Walker ’embarrassed’ by how much money he earns: ‘I feel uncomfortable that I get paid a lot’

Dan left his position at BBC Breakfast final month (Image: MCPIX/REX/Shutterstock)

Dan give up his position on the present final month after six years and can begin his new place at Channel 5 on Monday.

It got here simply months after former co-host Louise Minchin stepped down after 20 years in late 2021. 

The 45-year-old will act as an anchor on 5 Information, however will even entrance programmes reminiscent of documentaries for the company, in a deal stated to be value £1.5million over three years. 

Nevertheless, regardless of Dan’s wage on the Beeb having been extremely publicised, he has now revealed how he’s ‘embarrassed’ to earn such a big wage for his job.

In a brand new interview, he recalled how his dad and mom had ‘no cash’ rising up, and he usually wore second-hand garments. 

Dan Walker will current alongside Claudia-Liza (Image: Photographer Mark Johnson / Come)

He stated: ‘I hate speaking about cash. I really feel uncomfortable that I receives a commission quite a bit to do a job I like.

‘I keep in mind the primary day a nationwide newspaper printed what I earned on the entrance web page. That was terrible.’

The presenter was revealed because the 18th highest-earning star on the broadcaster, incomes a whopping £295,000, with Gary Lineker topping the listing at £1.3million.

Dan Walker’s final day on BBC Breakfast (Image: BBC)

He went on to share to the Every day Mail Weekend Journal the way it felt ‘horrible’ to have his wage on the entrance web page of a newspaper and recognised even folks in his ‘circle of relatives’ are combating the price of dwelling. 

Final month, former Soccer Focus host Dan bid farewell to the early morning information programme over at BBC, which he first joined in 2016.

He has since appeared in a brand new clip alongside 5 Information co-presenter Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije, the place they reminded viewers how they might tune in. 

‘It’s nice to be becoming a member of Channel 5, however information is rarely about who sits within the chair,’ Dan stated within the clip, in an obvious nod to the curiosity in his shifting from BBC to five, earlier than including: ‘It’s the tales that matter most from a crew you possibly can belief.’

Dan’s new gig will probably be broadcast Mondays to Fridays, at 5pm every weeknight, and the company has already spoken out in regards to the continued evolution of the channel. 

It stated: ‘With as much as 5.2 million viewers tuning in each week, 5 Information performs an necessary half within the UK’s media panorama. 5 Information supplies a novel perspective on the day’s tales, delivering a larger depth of study to a teatime viewers from across the UK.’

5 Information re-launched in November with Dan changing Dr Sian Williams as lead anchor.