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- Irish Daily Mirror
RTE star says nixers outside of station was 'probably getting a bit out of hand'
Ex-2FM host Jennifer Zamparelli has said some RTE stars doing nixers outside of the station was 'probably getting a bit out of hand'.
Jennifer left 2FM after 10 years in May 2024. Her departure shocked fans with many believing that talent was exiting 2FM because of new rules announced by RTÉ, which meant presenters would have to seek approval to work on external activities.
But the Dubliner said that had nothing to do with her leaving. 'Sure I never did a lot,' she said of the sponsored content and other none-RTÉ work.
Speaking about how she felt about the new rules, the Dancing With The Stars co-host said: 'I knew it would iron itself out. I knew that the right thing would be done in the end, whatever that was, and yes, we should always have to go and ask for permission for what we have to do, a conflict of interest and all this kind of stuff, absolutely.'
'And it was probably getting out of hand a little bit. There was no rule book. But I left on really good terms. I actually had lunch with my old team last week. And I miss it so much.
'But I don't have any regrets. It was the right thing to do. And I did 10 years in 2FM. And it was just the time to go,' she told the Sunday Independent's Life magazine.
Jennifer is set to take over Dave Moore's Today FM radio show this week alongside Brian Dowling, while Moore takes annual leave.
Jennifer jokingly described the new gig as 'going over to the dark side.'
She continued: 'But it's going to be fine. There's enough listeners for all of us. Everybody. We all have lovely bottoms and all that. I'm excited to go in and do that for a bit.'
'And because I've never worked in that organisation. I'm doing seven shows in total. I can't do any more.'
But when asked if they offered her a full-time gig, would she take it, she confessed: 'Ah, listen, right now? No. I don't think so. I don't think I'm in that head space.'
