Fordham under the weather as Bailey bails from 2GB brekkie

Tim Bailey has announced his departure from the Ben Fordham Live breakast show less than one year after joining.

Tim Bailey today announced his departure from Ben Fordham Live less than one year after joining the show.

The former Channel 10 weatherman announced on Tuesday that he and his wife have moved to the Gold Coast, after finding their dream home.

“Mate, Benny I love you but I love wife, wine, bike and board a little bit more,” Bailey said on-air.

Bailing out... Tim Bailey at his home in Narrabeen with wife Sam Bailey. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

“I’ve relocated and I’m living on the north end of the Gold Coast and I’ve got to tell you, I’ve never had a bigger grin on my face.”

“Thank you for having me, because I’ve loved every second,” Tim said.

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Bailey, 58, was “brutally” sacked by Channel 10 last year after nearly three decades with the network.

At the time he described the axing to Fordham as “a knife through the back and through the heart”.

On Tuesday, he thanked Fordham for supporting him through the nightmare.

“This show isn’t about Ben Fordham or people sitting behind desks telling [him] what he should do, this show is about a tight dynamic led by (executive producer) Zac McLean who has got a team that you can’t believe in there,” Bailey said.

Surfing fan Tim Bailey with David Hasselhoff in the mid 1990s. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

“To everyone who puts in and gets up at 2:30 in the morning thank you for having me because I’ve loved every second.”

Turning his attention to Fordham he added, “Thank you for picking the phone up when I was at my lowest and thank you for picking the phone up today.”

Fordham, who offered Bailey a weather presenting role last year after his firing from Channel 10, paid tribute to the weatherman on his show.

“We just wanted to say thank you mate for keeping us entertained and giving us the weather of the morning. It’s been a short stint but a fun one and I can’t blame you because I know how appealing it (Queensland) is this time of year,” he said.