Scott Mills is about to take over as the new morning host, just two years after joining the station.
He had previously been a presenter at Radio One for 24 years.
Scott Mills’s move has meant something of a shake-up at the station (Photo: Amanda Searle/BBC/PA)
The Scott Mills Breakfast Show will kick off on Monday 27 January from 6.30am – 9.30am.
Trevor Nelson has left his Rhythm Nation show and will take over the 2-4pm weekday afternoon slot, which Mills previously presented.
And Sophie Ellis-Bextor will also be launching her new weekly Kitchen Disco show from 9 till 11pm on Friday 31 January.
Zoe Ball and Scott Mills leaving Wogan House in central London (Photo: James Manning/PA)Why did Zoe Ball leave the Radio 2 Breakfast Show?
She said: “I’ve decided it’s time to step away from the early alarm call and start a new chapter.
It came after a tough year for the 54-year-old radio host.
Sadly, in April, she announced her mother had died.
It has since been disclosed that that was when she told Radio 2 bosses of her decision to quit the breakfast show.
The presenter has two children from her marriage to DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, Woody Cook, 24, and Nelly, 14.
TMJ is a condition which affects the movement of the jaw and causing pain in the joint and surrounding muscles, according to the NHS website.
“To the biggest stars of our breakfast show, the listeners, young and old, and those in the middle, thank you for tuning in, whether as a lone listener, a family, a work gang, on your morning jogs, dog walks, truck drives, train commutes, or hiding in bed, it’s been a real privilege to keep you company through your morning manoeuvres.
Scott Mills on the stage during Radio 2 Live in the Park at Moor Park in Preston in September 2024 (Photo: Katja Ogrin/Redferns/Getty)
What has Scott Mills said about taking over?
Mills has made clear his excitement at the new role he is about to take on.
“It’s the biggest breakfast show in the UK and a career dream for me come true.
After the announcement was made last year that he would be replacing Zoe Ball, he said: “Zoe and I have been such good friends now for over 25 years and have spent much of that time as part of the same radio family here at Radio 2 and also on Radio 1.
“It feels ever since recording my first shows as a kid for an audience of one, my mum, all roads since have led to this amazing opportunity.
Ball, who has been a longtime friend and colleague of Mills, said her and Scott “go way back to our Radio 1 days, when he was doing early mornings before me”.
“He’s been a close friend for years, and I’m beyond thrilled it’s him taking over the Breakfast Show“, she added.
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