Russell Crowe congratulates Ryan Tubridy on 'genius move'

RUSSEL Crowe has congratulated Ryan Tubridy on his “genius move” to London.

The actor shared a picture of Tubridy on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying: “Big news for my man Ryan Tubridy. In a genius move @VirginRadioUK have signed him to follow Chris Evans show from January."

Russell continued: “Two of the best broadcasters ever. A massive 1-2 combination. I love how radio in the UK is so potent.”

This follows Ryan Turbridy’s announcement that he will be the new host of Virgin Radio UK’s mid-morning show.

“I couldn’t be more excited to start this new chapter with Virgin Radio,” Tubridy said in a statement.

Back it May, Russell shared a video tribute to Tubridy, after his departure from RTÉ.