A former EastEnders actress has been announced as the co-presenter of the BBC’s forthcoming primetime magazine show.

Nadia Sawalha will join Adrian Chiles as the co-presenter of BBC One’s new daily live magazine programme, The One Show.

The BBC’s head of cross-factual production, Tessa Finch, told Press Gazette: “The decision to launch this programme was based on an awareness that we need to offer a real alternative to what’s available on other channels at that time.