Laura Fox steps away from 2FM after a heartbreaking loss

Laura Fox has explained why listeners have not heard her on RTÉ 2FM recently, sharing that she has been spending time with someone close to her who died too soon. The presenter said she will also be away from the station this week, and may only appear intermittently for a while. “Hi guys. I’ve been MIA this past week and I’ll be away this week too,” Fox wrote. She added that she was with “someone so special in our lives” and reflected that life can be cruel to kind people. She did not identify the person or give further details about the loss. Fox also apologised to people whose emails and messages she has not yet answered. She said she would be in and out of radio and asked anyone waiting for a response to send messages through her representative, who could pass them along the following week. The Galway presenter, 35, has become a familiar face and voice through her work on 2FM and Ireland’s Fittest Family. Earlier this year, she also stepped in alongside Jennifer Zamparelli on Dancing with the Stars while Doireann Garrihy was on maternity leave. Fox has said she will not return to the programme in January, though she would be open to being considered for television work in the future. Speaking previously about the busy period ahead, Fox told RSVP Live that she and her husband planned a honeymoon in Nashville next year. She said she was looking forward to some rest after a demanding couple of years, while joking that the Dancing with the Stars crew had the advantage of working indoors rather than facing the Irish weather. For now, her message to listeners was that she needs time with loved ones and will return to the air when she can.