James Corden reveals the REAL reason he’s bowing out of The Late Late Show

He is about to retire from The Late Late Show after dramatically revealing last year that he would be stepping down after eight years at the helm.

And as he prepares to film his show’s emotional last-ever episode, James Corden admitted he’d “never felt this way before” when he revealed the real reason he quit the show that propelled him to international stardom. catapulted.

The actor and presenter, 44, joined Zoe Ball on Radio 2 on the eve of the final show, where he shared how he felt about wrapping up the program that has been a huge part of his life for so many years.

He explained, “It’s a strange one, I’ve never felt this way before. I remember we did the last episode of Gavin and Stacey, I remember crying with Ruth Jones, but it happened in blocks, we filmed it, left and then came back.

“But the Late Late show has been pretty consistent. It’s been 8 years, tomorrow’s the 100th show — crazy!”

Emotional; The actor and presenter, 44, joined Zoe Ball on Radio 2 on the eve of the final show, where he shared how he felt about wrapping up the program that has been a huge part of his life for so many years.

The TV personality went on to talk about the crucial catalyst behind his decision to leave before admitting that he didn’t want to spend the day sobbing over the ending, but instead take the time to “cherish” the journey he had made. ‘.

He said: ‘It makes me feel good, I know deep down in my heart it’s the right thing to do for so many personal and professional reasons.

“We are going out with a bang, there was a great atmosphere on set, tomorrow is going to be great. I want to cherish it and not cry all day, I want to feel the pride and gratitude for it all.’

Reflecting on the great success of his show, James added to Zoe, ‘It’s been extraordinary the response to the show; online, international. I wasn’t always sure it would work.

‘I don’t look like I should be hosting an American late night talk show, I’m from High Wycombe! It’s a road less traveled. It’s been a wonderful ride.’

Fans were recently treated to a clip of James’ last ever Carpool Karaoke with his good friend Adele, who James had no idea was participating.

He shared his joy and gratitude that the Hello singer filmed this with him, sharing, “We got the show with Adele’s carpool, a carpool I didn’t know would happen. I looked at it and it felt so wonderful, I can’t believe she did that for us.

“It’s crazy, because we’ve known each other for so long, we moved here [to LA] Five days apart, our families are intertwined. I can’t believe she did it, I can’t believe she showed up for us.’

Reflection: The TV personality went on to share the crucial catalyst behind his decision to leave before admitting that he didn’t want to spend the day sobbing over the ending, but instead take the time to relive the journey he had made to ‘cherish’

Grateful: ‘I want to cherish it and not cry all day long, I want to feel the pride and gratitude’

BFFs: “We got the show with Adele’s carpool, a carpool I didn’t know would happen. I looked at it and it felt so beautiful, I can’t believe she did that for us’

It comes after James was dished out when he returned to his home country this week as he prepared to leave the US – he admits it’s a ‘very strange’ feeling.

The actor will spend more time with his family, but has admitted that stepping down takes him into unfamiliar territory.

He admitted The sun: ‘At the moment there are many unknowns. It just feels really weird – knowing that everything is going to change, but trying to hold on to the fact that change is fundamentally a good thing.’

While James also shared his hopes that he hasn’t taken his hugely successful stint on the late night chat show for granted.

Reflecting on the past nine seasons on the show, James described it as an “incredible run,” as he shared his pride in not just the show, but all of his career milestones.

Unsure of what the future holds, he explained, “I think I need to spend some time letting go of all this. It’s been eight noisy years and now I’m going to try to focus on a little silence.’

The Late Late Show, which is filmed from Los Angeles, first premiered in 1995 with host Tom Snyder. Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson followed as hosts until James Corden came along in 2015.

Corden vowed to “go out with a bang” when he informed the public of his decision to step down as host of The Late Late Show.

Revealing the news on the latest episode of the American talk show, he said the show had “changed my life” and promised there would be “lots of tears” when his tenure came to an end.

“Seven and a half years ago I started hosting this show and I can’t say it any other way, it changed my life,” he said.

‘It feels very strange’: James did the dirty when he returned to the UK as he prepares to step down from the Late Late Show Hosting gig… admitting he ‘don’t know’ what comes next

Pride: Reflecting on the past nine seasons on the show, James described it as an “incredible run,” as he shared his pride in not only the show, but all of his career milestones

“I never thought of it as my final destination, and I never want this show to be welcome any longer, I love making it and I really think a year from now will be a good time to move on and see what can be seen. ‘

He added: ‘We’re all determined to make this the best year we’ve ever had… we’re going to come out with a bang.

“The fact that you watch this… all over the world… is an absolute privilege for me and everyone who makes this show.”

The last Last Late Late Show airs Thursday, April 27 at 10:00 PM EST, before the final episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden airs at 12:37 AM ET/PT.