Ryan Tubridy has revealed he’s “running out of gas” and needs a break from work.
Over the last few months broadcaster has been working tirelessly on his midweek RTE One radio show as well hosting the Late Late Show each Friday night, and he’s starting to burn out.
Luckily for Ryan, the stint comes to an end this week as the Late Late Show goes on a break for the summer, and he’ll be able to take some time off.
Speaking to listeners he said, “I’m not going to lie to you, I’m kinda running out of gas, that’s the truth of it.
“I’ve got to get to Friday, which is the last Late Late Show of the season. Then I’ll be off for a couple of weeks to regroup.”
Ryan couldn’t remember the number to text in for the show, admitting it’s been a long few weeks and his mind is scrambled when it comes to tiny details in work.
“You’d think you’d know these things when you do them every day but, like everyone, it’s been a good old run, but I had to double-check to see it was Tuesday and what the text number is – yeah, yeah, that’s it,” he said.
“You’d think you’d know these things when you do them every day but you’re running to get there.”
Last week he opened up about the future of the Late Late Show admitting he hopes the next season will be bigger and better than ever.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the world, Ryan has been using the weekend chat show to educate and inform viewers up and down the country, while bringing some much-needed relief with celebrity interviews via video call.
Looking towards the future, Ryan said, “I think, and I really believe it, that come September, we’re going to be back in a different ballgame.
“I mean, we’re already planning our Late Late Show for September, and I think it’s already beginning to feel like another programme – and a whole other ballgame entirely in terms of what it’s going to be.”
Speaking on his RTE Radio One show, he said, “The last, you know, two seasons have been just dominated by one story, and we look forward to kind of closing the chapter on that in two weeks time and saying, ‘That’s what that was’.
“It was tough and like everyone else, you get through it and you try to put the best face forward and the best face out and keep the show on the road, which we did.
“But, I also think then you should have to say, ‘Right, what’s next?’ And what’s next is bigger, brighter, better and a post-pandemic buzzy return in September.
“So, I’m already excited about the first show back – that’s how good it’s going to be. And that’s a promise.”