Cliff Notes – BBC presenter says he will be off air after undergoing emergency surgery

Owain Wyn Evans, 41, has undergone emergency gallbladder surgery due to the discovery of polyps and is currently recovering in hospital.
The presenter expressed gratitude towards NHS staff for their care and highlighted the importance of the NHS in his family’s health history.
Evans will be taking a break from work, receiving support from friends and colleagues, while he recuperates.

BBC presenter says he will be off air after undergoing emergency surgery

Owain Wyn Evans is a presenter on Homes Under The Hammer (Picture: BBC/Lion Television Scotland/Ben Gregory-Ring)

The BBC presenter Owain Wyn Evans has told fans he’s recovering in hospital after undergoing an emergency procedure.

The BBC Radio 2 star, 41, said he underwent surgery to remove his gallbladder after ‘some dodgy polyps’ were found, and took to Instagram to praise the NHS staff.

Sharing a photo in a hospital gown at Llandough Hospital in Cardiff, Evans also told fans he will be ‘off work for a bit recovering’.

The Homes Under The Hammer presenter wrote: ‘Our NHS is amazing. Turns out I had some dodgy polyps in the old gallbladder, so out it came.

‘All fine now. I can’t thank the incredible staff at West Ward 6 and surgical team at Llandough Hospital enough.

‘I’m off work for a bit recovering – being cared for by Nurse Franny and Dr Arran (who despite not being a medical doctor is doing a good job).

Evans has had his gallbladder removed (Picture: owainwynevans/Instagram)

The Welsh presenter said he will be taking a break from work (Picture: BBC/Lion Television Scotland/Di Evans)

‘We’re lucky to have the NHS, it’s helped my family so much over the years with ongoing cancer care for my father and MS for my mother, as well as quite literally saving Arran’s life when he was a child. Thank goodness we have it.’

The Welsh presenter’s post garnered numerous comments of support from his fans, as well as fellow BBC colleagues.

DJ Sara Cox joked: ‘Only you could rock a hospital gown off one shoulder, asymmetrical is huge this autumn xxx sending you love for a speedy recovery x.’

Meanwhile, Gaby Logan commented: ‘Send you love and a speedy recovery x,’ while Zoe Ball wrote: ‘Heal well darling chap x.’

He thanked the NHS for caring for him (Picture: BBC/Lion Television Scotland/Laura Knox)

During lockdown, Evans became a household name when a video of him drumming to the BBC News theme tune went viral, and he went on to raise £2million for Children in Need by taking part in a 24-hour drumathon.

In 2022, he announced he would be joining the early morning BBC crew at Radio 2 after Vanessa Feltz told listeners she would be stepping down.

The former weatherman said of the exciting gig: ‘When I asked my parents for a pair of turntables and a mixing desk from a DJ shop in Llanelli when I was 13, I never allowed myself to dream that one day I’d have my own show on Radio 2!

‘I can’t wait to help kickstart the day on Early Breakfast live from Cardiff. Bore da dahlings as we say in Wales!’