‘They were actually disappointed', says RTE star Jennifer Zamparelli as she reveals biggest career ‘regret'
The
host and her husband Lauterio share two kids together, Florence, 10, and seven-year-old Enzo.
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Jen opened up about her career regret
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Jen left her radio show to spend more time at home
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In May 2024, Jennifer broke the news to heartbroken listeners that she would be leaving her long-standing radio post at 2FM.
At the time, she said the decision was made to allow her to spend
And in retrospect, with more time to spend with her kids, Jen has said she now wishes she had done so sooner.
She told RSVP: 'Everything has fallen into place, to be honest. I probably regret not taking enough time off with the kids in the initial stages.
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'I probably should have pushed out my maternity leave, even by a couple of weeks. But I'm making up for that now.'
She continued: 'I don't know if they would notice that much to be honest.
'They were actually disappointed when I said I wasn't going to be on the radio any more!
'They were like, 'What? What about Dancing With The Stars?'. But I explained to them I was still doing that.
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'They used to like listening to me on the radio when they could, and they liked the idea of mommy being on the airwaves.
'It's so funny, Lau recently got this offer on a massive job that was filming away and he turned it down because he wanted to be around the kids more and just take jobs locally. He said, 'I'm not going to take this big job we were talking about, I'm going to be here with you'."
Jennifer Zamparelli returns on air
Recently, Jen made a brief return to radio alongside
Virgin Media star
Dowling
.
The pair
stepped in on Today FM for Dave Moore from 9am to 12pm while he took a two-week break.
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After two weeks of covering separately, the pair joined forces for one final show on Dave Moore's morning slot - and fans absolutely loved it.
After their two week long
The
Brian also said it was an "absolute joy" to co-host with Jen on their final day.
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He wrote: "Today was the cherry on the cake as I got to co-host with the powerhouse that is @jenzamparelli.
"I swear to God we laughed and gossiped the whole way through the show. It was an absolute joy!!!"
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