James Corden has gone in to the reasons behind him stepping down as presenter of the Brit Awards.

Corden spoke frankly to Jonathon Ross and is of the opinion that the ceremony is better with a fresh approach each year.

"I feel like as a show it should always be young and fresh," Corden told Ross. "As an event it doesn't benefit from someone doing it the same every year. There's lots of awards shows that do, but this isn't one."

Corden has presented the Brits four times making him the longest serving presenter.

He continued: "I thought last year was going to be my last, but then someone said, 'Well if you do it next year you'll have done it more than anyone else'. I was like, 'Alright'.

"I just thought, if I could tell my 12-year-old self that one day I would host this big show more than anybody else, his head would explode. I just feel like a fan in there."

He also spoke of the famous incident in 2012 where he was forced to cut Adele’s performance short.

"She was incredibly sweet and understanding," he recalled. "It's a hard call to make, is the truth. It was just a shame that something like that should happen. For me it was just horrible."