BBC radio icon Trevor Nelson ‘taking break’ from work due to health issue

BBC radio DJ Trevor Nelson has said he is ‘concentrating on getting better’ (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)

Award-winning BBC radio DJ Trevor Nelson has announced that he is taking a break from work due to ‘health issues’.

The R&B icon, 62, has been absent from his usual Radio 2 slot this week and has today explained that he will be extending the break to focus on his health.

Taking to Instagram, the broadcaster said: ‘I wanted to let my followers, radio listeners and all my Soul Nation party-people know that I’m going to be taking a little break from my work commitments. Some of you may already have noticed that I’ve not been on my daily Radio 2 slot this week.

‘After a routine check-up I was advised to have some follow up tests. As a result, I will be taking some further time off. As I’m sure you can appreciate with health issues it’s important to deal with facts an...