Nova 93.7 Perth star Nathan Morris returned to the airwaves on Monday after an extended absence.

The 48-year-old radio veteran told listeners he went missing from his popular breakfast show with Shaun McManus and Nat Locke so he could deal with a ‘monumental’ personal issue.

Nathan said he could not reveal details about his enforced break because it involved a legal matter.

‘Something happened in my personal life that was one of these monumental things that happens that you can’t really process,’ he said during Monday’s Nathan, Nat and Shaun show.

‘Something comes in that’s so different no one has gone through it, no one can give you advice.’

‘It started back last year and reared again this year. I can’t speak too much about it because there is legal proceedings that’s got nothing to do with me but I cannot speak about it because of that.’

In March, Nova management told listeners that Nathan would be taking a break.

The announcement came after fans raised concerns on social media after the Big former Brother star repeatedly missed episodes of his show in February.

Last week, Nova took to social media to tease Nathan’s comeback, which received an enthusiastic response from his fans.

‘Yayyyy! This is bigger & better news than the election. We missed you,’ messaged a listener on the Instagram post.

‘Finally! Missed him so much [I] had to change stations sorry guys just not the same without Nathan !!! Welcome back buddy ! Over excited,’ added another fan.

‘I heard this news and literally started hyperventilating,’ gushed a third listener.

Nathan’s spotty on-air appearances on his program were addressed during the breakfast show by his co-hosts in March.

‘When me and Nat saw each other in the lift this morning I was thinking about walking out and just leaving her to do the show by herself,’ co-host Shaun McManus joked on March 12.

He continued: ‘I said, wouldn’t that be funny to start the day, cos’ we’re a man short. Hopefully Nathan will be back very shortly.’

Nathan rose to fame on the 2002 season of Big Brother Australia.

The Kalgoorlie-born fan favourite lasted 56 days in the house before he was evicted.

Nathan’s breakfast stint at Nova’s 93.7 began in 2003 with Nat Locke. The pair were joined by Shaun McManus in 2009.

In an interview celebrating his 20 years at Nova the popular announcer discussed his career plans.

‘I love the people that I work with, I love our team, so if we keep performing well, my future is going to be Nova,’ he told Media Week in 2023.