By Charlotte McLaughlin Jamie Laing has said being seen as “not just a posh idiot” is the reason he has been given a job on BBC Radio 1. The former Made In Chelsea star, who has turned into a podcaster, will replace Jordan North on the drivetime show from Monday. North, who began on Radio 1 around a decade ago, departed the 3.30pm to 6pm Monday to Thursday slot last month. Laing, 35, told the Sunday Times it is a “misconception that I just swanned in here”. He added: “I’ve been trying to get this job for eight years, constantly grinding, constantly asking to do little slots. No one is given a …