TikToker set for 2FM gig with bookies bets suspended as Lottie Ryan stays silent

BOOKIES BoyleSports has suspended betting on the next host of 2FM’s Drivetime after a significant gamble on TikTok sensation Kayleigh Trappe.

The Irish Sun revealed yesterday how Lottie Ryan and co-host David O’Reilly would be leaving the RTE station’s top-rated slot — just three weeks after taking over from The 2 Johnnies.

And we exclusively told how Kayleigh, 28, could take over as early as this Friday.

Odds on the Monaghan comedian, who has more than 150,000 followers on TikTok, getting the top 2FM job had previously been high as 40/1.

But they fell to as short as 1/5 today after we broke the news that late station legend Gerry Ryan’s daughter Lottie, 38, was set to depart.

Pals of Lottie told us she was “devastated” and “feels used” by 2FM after being cut.

BoyleSports’ Brian O’Keeffe yesterday said: “We’ve had plenty of drama at RTE HQ this year and it doesn’t seem to be ending.”

Gerry’s daughter remained silent on the rumours and continued the radio show as normal yesterday.

Pals of Lottie say she is “devastated” and “feels used”.

They claim 2FM deflected attention away from the The 2 Johnnies departure last month with the smoke screen that Dancing With The Stars winner Lottie was finally being given her own show after 14 years with the station and would finally replace the duo on 2FM’s most listened to show.

An insider told The Irish Sun: “Lottie was the face of the new 2FM summer schedule but she was really only covering Drivetime for a month.

“She was shocked then when RTE issued a press release without consulting her and arranged a photo shoot with just 24 hours notice to big up her and co-presenter David O’Reilly as the replacements for The 2 Johnnies.

“There is a perception it was just spin to distract from Doireann Garrihy and The 2 Johnnies walking away from 2FM.”

An RTE press release stated how they were “strengthening up their schedule, with 2FM home-grown talent Lottie and David”.

The station added: “We have always been programmed with a mix of presenters who have learned their craft here, with some personalities from outside who have built a profile with younger audiences.”