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Chris Evans hosts his final Radio 2 show in his pyjamas

The DJ held back tears in an emotional farewell show.

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Chris Evans leaves Wogan House in London, with his wife, Natasha, and sons Noah (right) and Eli, after presenting his final BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

Chris Evans was all smiles when he left his last Radio 2 Breakfast Show – wearing his pyjamas.

The DJ, 52,  had his family in tow after an emotional farewell show, in which the former Top Gear host had to hold back tears.

And he told the Press Association he was looking forward to having a lie-in before he starts his new job on Virgin Radio.

“I get 28 days off, then I’m back at the coalface,” he said, as he stood outside Wogan House while wearing pyjamas emblazoned with Brussels sprouts.

“I feel sad and very happy and very excited.”

Evans was not feeling nervous about returning to Virgin almost 20 years after he was sacked for not showing up for work.

“I’ve done it before. I think we’ll be all right,” he said.

Chris Evans leaves Wogan House in London with his son Noah
Chris Evans leaves Wogan House in London with his son Noah (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

It will not be the last that the star sees of the BBC, as the DJ has signed up for what he called “Strictly Come Dancing, baby! ”