BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox is set to replace Scott Mills on the station’s flagship breakfast show later this year, having previously missed out on the role to Zoe Ball
BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox has opened up about her upcoming stint as the station’s new breakfast host. After seven years hosting her teatime programme, the 51-year-old is preparing to take over from Scott Mills, who was sacked from the station earlier this year.
Reflecting on the announcement, Sara admitted it was difficult keeping the news secret from her colleagues, particularly Mark Goodier, who she joked could “work for MI5”.
“The week of keeping it a secret was really hard, I’m not good with big secrets and I am not a good fibber at all,” she revealed.
Recalling an awkward exchange with Mark, she continued: “He was like, ‘It would be interesting to see what they do with Breakfast’, while glancing at her insisting her knew. “I was like, ‘Ugh yes it will be won’t it Mark Goodier!’, I was like, ‘He knows, he knows!’ I was like, ‘This is hell, I can’t fib anymore’.”
“All throughout my teatime show, I wouldn’t nearly be saying it, but I’d be like, ‘Oh this would work on Breakfast or we could do this on Breakfast’ and I was like [frantically reminding herself] ‘No nobody knows!’.”
In a statement shared by the BBC on April 23, the presenter said she was “ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed” to be taking over the station’s flagship programme later this summer.
“It’s been a dream to host the breakfast show since I joined Radio 2 and it feels like a bit of a full circle for me,” she added.
Addressing listeners on her show following the announcement, Sara said: “It takes quite a lot to make me speechless, but when I got asked to host the Radio 2 breakfast show I was momentarily lost for words.”
She went on to describe hosting the teatime slot as an “absolute blast”, calling it a “golden seven years”, while admitting she was now “absolutely buzzing” to be taking over breakfast.
Sara previously came close to landing the role seven years ago before the job ultimately went to Zoe Ball. Looking back, however, she admitted the timing suits her far better now as a parent.
