[James]

I saw this first on the Absolutely Brian forum.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/

It says he wants to concentrate more on adult TV shows.

THROW IN THE DOWL

EXCLUSIVE: Big Brother Brian quits SM:tv

HE could always be relied upon to brighten up our Saturday mornings.

So we're sad to report that Big Brother 2 winner Brian Dowling is quitting SM:tv Live.

The camp presenter has told pals he is fed up with children's telly and wants to broaden his horizons with more challenging jobs.

The former trolley dolly will leave the ITV1 show, which he co-hosts with Tess Daley, when his contract expires in August.

The 25-year-old's bombshell is a massive blow to the Saturday morning show, which has struggled to hold on to viewers since the departure of founding presenters Ant and Dec two years ago.

The programme, which was once untouchable in the ratings, is now dwindling behind BBC1's The Saturday Show.

An TV insider said: "Basically Brian feels he's done the kids telly thing and wants to move on to more adult projects. No one imagined he'd be as popular as he has been and him quitting is a major blow for the show.

"He's has managed to hold it together with Tess after Ant and Dec left, but there is only so much he can do.

I don't know if it's true or not. Given that it's a tabloid story it could be a load of rubbish.