BBC Radio 5 Live is said to be in "chaos" after an alleged falling out between two of the station's hosts.
Reports claim Tony Livesey and Clare McDonnell have been involved in a bitter row after an alleged message was sent by Tony to his co-host. In it, it's claimed the 60-year-old was unkind about her presenting ability.
Tony and Clare, 57, have presented the 5Live drivetime show together since February 2022. However, it's said she has now refused to work with him again following the alleged messages.
A source claimed she had received a message in which he was "slagging her off". They said she was left "livid" by the remarks.
Speaking to The Sun, the source said: "She no longer wants to work with him and that has caused total chaos at the station. People are being shifted all over the shop and into different slots, which isn’t going down well."
They added: "Clare is well within her right to be angry — but it’s made the atmosphere at 5 Live really frosty," before calling the environment a "nightmare".
The duo have not appeared on the show together lately. Instead, they have alternated their slots, with Johnny l'Anso joining Clare on Monday and Tuesday this week. Tony took over the hot seat on Wednesday and Thursday and was joined by Leila Nathoo.
Tony will be leaving his drivetime role in December and will go back to the late shift. He will soon be on the 10pm -1am slot in which he first began on the station in 2010. The change, according to the source, is a "massive kick in the teeth" for Tony.
They added Clare was content that bosses at the station took on board he criticism and claimed she thinks Tony "got exactly what he deserves".
Tony is set to be replaced in the drivetime slot by Chris Warburton. He has been co-hosting the Weekend Breakfast show for 10 years and will now move to work alongside Clare, who will be staying in the slot.
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