The CBS late-night host was initially unsure if he and family would return to his native country but now he has decided to move back to UK when his TV contract ends.
- Oct 30, 2022
AceShowbiz - James Corden gives up "The Late Late Show" in order to spend more time with his kids. Sharing Max, 11, Carey, eight, and Charlotte, four, with his wife Julia Carey, the 44-year-old TV star admits that his kids were one of the big factors behind his decision to return to the UK.
"We had to cancel last year's summer holiday [because of work clashes] and when I told Max, he looked so sad, and I had this sudden revelation of the maths, we've only got six more summers with the kids, before they start wanting to go off with their mates, six if we're lucky. I knew I just couldn't do that again. So that's why I quit," he told The Times newspaper.
James announced his decision to walk away from the show earlier this year. The TV star - who will leave the programme in 2023 - explained the decision during a monologue on "The Late Late Show". He said at the time, "When I started this journey, it was always going to be just that. It was going to be a journey, an adventure. I never saw it as my final destination."
"I never want this show to overstay its welcome in any way. I always want to love making it. And I really think in a year from now, that will be a good time to move on and see what else might be out there." James also insisted that he wanted to "go out with a bang."
Meanwhile, George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS, hailed James' time on the show. He said, "Seven years ago, James Corden came to the US and took television by storm, with huge creative and comedic swings that resonated in a big way with viewers on-air and online."
When asked if he planned to return to the U.K., James previously said he and his wife "genuinely don't know the answer to that." He went on explaining, "It's something we think about and we talk about a lot but we haven't really made a decision on that yet. That's the life side of things which we'll figure out."
"I love living here [in Los Angeles]. I love everything it's given. My family and I have never taken this incredible adventure for granted," he noted. "Every day I drive down Sunset to work and I just think I'm from High Wycombe."
