James Corden has explained why he is leaving the Late Late Show after eight years hosting the major US TV programme. The actor, 44, announced in April he is stepping down as the host of US chat show but a final date has yet to be set.
Appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show he was asked why he felt now was the right time to leave the talk show, reports The Mirror.
He said: "'Look it’s not easy in any way to walk away from something that is so... I mean I’ll never work in a better environment than the one I work in now. Nothing about leaving the show was to do with not enjoying it. I love it, but the truth is it became a very easy decision because I always knew it was an adventure and I never ever considered it to be the final destination."
He said: "I was filming on a Sunday and I came downstairs, it was about 6am and my son, who was 10 at the time, was sat on the stairs and he said, 'Are you working today?'
"And I said, 'I am,' and he said, 'I thought, well it’s Sunday,' and I said, 'I know buddy but this schedule’s just all over the place. We just got to get it done because we only have a tiny amount of time before we have to go back and do the show,' and his face just kind of dropped."
James added: "So, really the choice was to go, 'Well if I really want to do this other work, that cannot be at the expense of our children, our family,' and that is really all it comes down to."
James plans to move his family to London following the end of his stint. He is said to have extended his contract with CBS to present the show for one more year before finishing in the summer of 2023.
Speaking to Radio Times about his next steps, the former Gavin And Stacey star said: “I’m at peace with the notion that it might never ever get as big as this again.
“But I think it can be as interesting. And there’s a chance that it could be more interesting.
“Either way, the worst-case scenario is that I get to take my kids to school and pick them up every day.
“So I just have to see what else is out there and embrace how scary it is.”
Corden, who rose to fame in The History Boys, has three children with wife Julia Carey.
