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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T13:39:01.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Amanda Holden shares she hasn't 'been back' to Jeremy Clarkson's farm over one complaint",
    "Daniel Mays shares why he used counselling to tackle tough ITV role: 'Invaluable to me'",
    "BBC Strictly 'set for another major change' as show's huge shake-ups continue",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nSara Cox will replace Scott Mills as the new host of the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, the corporation has announced.\n\nThe 51-year-old broadcaster, originally from Bolton, will begin hosting the flagship programme this summer.\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRadio 2's breakfast show attracts approximately 6.5 million listeners weekly, making it the UK's most popular morning radio programme.\n\nMs Cox currently fronts the station's teatime slot, a position she has held since 2019.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nGary Davies has been filling in on the breakfast show since Mr Mills' departure in late March.\n\nThe BBC stated it would reveal Ms Cox's teatime replacement at a later date.\n\nMr Mills had only taken over the breakfast slot from Zoe Ball in January 2025.\n\nMs Cox brings extensive experience to the role, having previously hosted BBC Radio 1's breakfast show in the early 2000s, where she achieved record-breaking audience figures at one point.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHer career at Radio 2 spans roughly 15 years, during which she has presented various programmes including Sounds of the 80s and the weekday late-night show before moving to the teatime slot.\n\nShe has frequently stepped in as cover presenter for the breakfast show, deputising during Chris Evans's tenure and again from 2025.\n\nBeyond radio, Ms Cox has built a substantial television portfolio, presenting programmes such as The Great Pottery Throw Down and literary series Between The Covers for the BBC, as well as her own ITV chat show in 2019.\n\nMs Cox expressed her delight at securing the prestigious role, stating: \"There are not enough adjectives to really sum up how I'm feeling about being trusted with such an iconic show but let's start with ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed.\"\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Amanda Holden shares she hasn't 'been back' to Jeremy Clarkson's farm over one complaint\n  * Daniel Mays shares why he used counselling to tackle tough ITV role: 'Invaluable to me'\n  * ****BBC Strictly 'set for another major change' as show's huge shake-ups continue\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe described the appointment as fulfilling a long-held ambition, adding: \"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.\"\n\nThe presenter paid tribute to her current audience, saying: \"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.\"\n\nRadio 2 chief Helen Thomas welcomed the appointment, describing Cox as someone who \"thoroughly deserves this gig\" and praising her \"trademark warmth and humour\".\n\nCox's appointment follows the dismissal of Mills on March 27 after the BBC received new information relating to a historic police investigation.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe 53-year-old had been investigated between 2016 and 2019 over allegations of a sexual offence involving a boy under 16, with the alleged incidents occurring between 1997 and 2000.\n\nThe Crown Prosecution Service determined there was insufficient evidence to bring charges, and the investigation was closed.\n\nMr Mills was questioned under caution in July 2018 and stated he fully cooperated with police.\n\nThe BBC confirmed it had known about the investigation since 2017 but said current management only recently learned the person involved was under 16.\n\nMr Mills acknowledged his dismissal but declined to comment further on the substance of the allegations, noting they dated back nearly 30 years.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "BBC announces replacement for Scott Mills following axe from Radio 2"
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