Sara Cox replaces Scott Mills on Radio 2 breakfast show

Sara Cox replaces Scott Mills on Radio 2 breakfast showJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterBBCSara Cox has hosted the drivetime show on Radio 2 since 2019DJ Sara Cox will replace Scott Mills as the host of Radio 2's breakfast show, the BBC has announced. Cox, who is originally from Bolton, currently presents Radio 2's teatime show, which she has fronted since 2019.In a statement, Cox said she was "ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed" to be taking over the station's flagship show. "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.The BBC said it would announce who will take over the teatime slot at a later date. Cox reflected: "I've had the most glorious seven years of my career on teatime so thank you to my brilliant teatime listeners who hopefully will join me at breakfast for excellent music and all my usual nonsense plus some superstar guests."She concluded: "I honestly can't wait to wake the nation up with the biggest most fun breakfast show ever."Gary Davies, who regularly covers daytime programmes when the main presenters are off, has been hosting Radio 2's breakfast show since Mills was sacked by the BBC in late March.Mills was dropped after the corporation received new information relating to a police investigation over alleged historic sexual offences. Hosting the Radio 2 breakfast show is one of the most high-profile and prestigious jobs in British radio, although it is not the station's most listened to programme.The mid-morning show, currently hosted by Vernon Kay, has been the most popular radio programme in the UK since 2019, a record it first achieved under Kay's predecessor Ken Bruce. Cox raised £11.5m for Children In Need last year after running 135 miles across the UKBefore taking over the teatime slot from Simon Mayo in 2019, Cox present...