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He was supposed to offer commentary at the semi-finals with Scott Mills and Chelcee Grimes.
The comedian says he was more "concerned" by press reports about the BBC's reasoning than the news itself.
The former Lioness is taking over from Dan Walker on the BBC football show.
You can guess which scene it involved.
The full list of guest stars for the one-off special has now been unveiled – with one big omission.
"The queen of rap, slaying with Queen E."
All six cast of the original cast members appear in a new trailer for the upcoming reunion special.
"I went to a thing a couple of Christmasses ago and I couldn't really talk to him."
The Phoebe Buffay actor's son Julien would visit the set of the sitcom as a kid.
The actor previously apologised for what he called "tomfoolery" on the set of the BBC sci-fi show and its spin-off Torchwood.