A Place in the Sun star encourages viewers to ‘kick up a stink’ over absence-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro

A Place in the Sun presenter Leah Charles-King has responded to complaints about her absence from the show (Picture: Channel 4)

A Place in the Sun presenter Leah Charles-King has called on viewers to complain after they noticed she wasn’t appearing on the new episodes.

The Channel 4 lifestyle series follows a couple seeking to buy a property in a foreign country, being paired up with one of the various presenters who then pass on information about buying, running and maintaining a property in a particular location.

Other presenters to feature on the series include Jasmine Harman, Laura Hamilton, Scarlette Douglas and the late Jonnie Irwin.

However, when new episodes recently hit screens, which have been airing weekdays since April 29, some viewers noticed Leah’s absence and tried to find out why she was missing.

Sharing a post on X, user Ben questioned whether she would be seen, with the presenter then responding directly.

‘Unfortunately not. And I won’t appear in this current new run either, I’m afraid, Placers! But hopefully the next one. Feel free to kick up a stink about it,’ she posted.

Leah first joined the Channel 4 lifestyle series three years ago (Picture: Channel 4)

She was quickly met with many messages of support from fans disappointed by the news.

‘Well, that’s a shame we love you on the show Leah,’ David commented.

‘Why?! We’re protesting starting from now!’ Dallas shared.

‘Oh no, that’s such a shame!!’ Lynn added.

Others joked they would ‘boycott’ the show until she reappeared.

However soon after Leah confirmed she hadn’t been cut from the series, sharing: ‘I’ve plenty of new episodes in the bank so hopefully I’ll feature in the next run.’

Channel 4 told the Express that Leah, who joined the programme in 2021, is set to be back on air in a new episode on May 29.

Last year Leah spoke about her first meeting with former co-star Irwin, who died in February aged 50 after previously being diagnosed with lung cancer.

Although they never worked together on the show, Leah told Metro.co.uk how welcoming he was towards her.

‘We all love and support Jonnie, we all saw him at the TRIC awards where A Place in the Sun won and we dedicated it to him live on stage,’ she said.

‘I met Jonnie before when I first got the gig in 2021, and he was so welcoming and warm to me and he left the programme before I even started but he was just wonderful a

A Place in the Sun is streaming on Channel 4.

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