Huge presenting legend fumes as he reveals his radio show has been axed after 15 years in on-air rant

FRANK Skinner has shockingly announced his Absolute Radio show has been axed after 15 years. 

The 67-year-old presenter and broadcaster announced his departure during his regular Saturday breakfast show this morning - noting that it wasn’t his decision to depart. 

In a pre-recorded segment for The Frank Skinner Show, he revealed: “You know every year, about this time, we've just celebrated our 15th anniversary on the show, so obviously that means the new contract is coming, and every year I do self-deprecating jokes about the fact that we probably won't get it renewed? Guess what?! Yeah, we didn't! 

‘So, um, we're not just going now, I'm not going to say bye and that's the end [...] we've got some notice to serve, but um…. yeah, but no, that's it!'"

His final episode will air in May. 

"We had a good run but I realise that in recent times but I am ever-more becoming Grandad from The Simpsons, but even so, I'm not going to pretend I took it well,” Skinner noted.

“I took it well in that we've had 15 years and Absolute have actually been very, very good to us in those 15 years but I didn't take it well, I took it well in the way David Tennant took it well as the tenth Doctor when he started to regenerate and said: 'I don't want to go!'"

Skinner joined Absolute Radio back in 2009 after years as a TV host and comedian, and still tours his shows around the country. 

On his exit, Paul Sylvester, Absolute Radio's content director said: "Frank has been a huge part of the Absolute Radio story and after 15 years this is truly the end of an era. 

“We are hugely grateful for the contribution he's made to both Saturday mornings and our charity comedy nights at the London Palladium.

"We'll share details of our future summer schedule in due course, but there's still a few more weeks to enjoy Frank, Emily and Pierre on Saturday mornings."