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Bronwen Weatherby

TalkRadio host Matthew Wright tells listeners he has not been sacked but warns ‘make the most of it’

Matthew Wright and his wife Amelia are expecting a baby girl (file image) (Picture: S Meddle/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

TalkRadio host Matthew Wright has denied he has been sacked – but told his listeners “we could be dragged out of here at a moment’s notice”.

The broadcaster, 54, was on air on Wednesday following reports he had been axed.

But returning to the station's airwaves, Wright admitted his future was uncertain.

He told fans: “Make the most of it folks. We could be dragged out of here at a moment’s notice.”

Wright admitted he did not know what “is going on, truth be told, whether it be the General Election or Brexit or my own future.”

He added: “It was all a bit chaotic last night… I turn up for work today as I was expected to do.

“Guess what happened… We were told we were going to be signing new contracts.

“So we’ve not been fired with immediate effect… We’re not going our separate ways as I thought might happen at Christmas,” he said of co-host Kevin O’Sullivan.

“We’re here into the new year and maybe even beyond. There’s never a dull moment on TalkRadio.”

He thanked his fans for their messages of support, saying: “Really, thank you a lot.”

And he tweeted: “Thanks again for all the kind words – I’ve had a tough time with my mental health these past 18 months.

“I was expecting to leave TalkRadio at (the) end of Xmas but they’d like me and Kevin O’Sullivan to stay on longer now – thanks again.”

Wright previously revealed the stress of presenting his long-running Channel 5 show left him with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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