Dan Walker has confirmed his '£1.5million' Channel 5 nightly news gig will start next week - three weeks after he left BBC Breakfast.
After six years at the helm of BBC Breakfast, the broadcaster, 45, will begin presenting Channel 5's evening bulleting at 5pm on Monday, June 6 alongside Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije.
Walker recently left the publicly funded channel to become the lead anchor on 5 News, which will see him reportedly pocket £1.5million to host it's nightly news programme.
He made the announcement today on the Jeremy Vine Show and posted a short video to his Twitter with the caption 'Here we go. See you next Monday at 5, on 5.'
In the clip, Walker said: 'It's great to be joining Channel 5, but news is never about who sits in the chair. It's the stories that matter most from a team you can trust.'
The star was one of the BBC's highest-paid stars, earning £295,000 a year to host their Breakfast show.
Walker recently left the publicly funded channel to become the lead anchor on 5 News, which will see him reportedly pocket £1.5million
In the clip, Walker said: 'It's great to be joining Channel 5, but news is never about who sits in the chair. It's the stories that matter most from a team you can trust'
After six years at the helm of BBC Breakfast, Dan Walker, 45, (left) will begin presenting Channel 5's evening bulleting at 5pm on Monday, June 6 alongside Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije (right)