Sara Cox has confirmed when her Radio 2 Teatime show will come to an end ahead of her taking over the Breakfast Show. The DJ was recently confirmed to be replacing Scott Mills as host of the early morning slot following his sacking.
While Cox's start date hasn't been confirmed yet, the presenter has shared when she will be leaving her current show – and it's very soon.
"Monday is the start of Teatime's final-ever week," she shared on air this week. "New Breakfast Show incoming guys. Incoming, brace, brace, brace!
"Next week's our final week on Teatime with you's lot. I love each and every one of ya," she added, before joking about "microchipping" Teatime listeners to ensure they join her on Breakfast.
"So yeah, final week, bosh, is next week and then the brand new Sara Cox Breakfast Show will be starting at some point, but I can't tell you when," Cox further teased. "That's a big secret under my hat."
The star previously said she was "ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed" to be taking over the Breakfast Show.
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"There are not enough adjectives to really sum up how I'm feeling about being trusted with such an iconic show," she said. "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.
"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. I honestly can't wait to wake the nation up with the biggest, most fun breakfast show ever."
Mills was fired from the BBC following an investigation into his personal conduct, with his last Breakfast Show appearance in late March.
It subsequently emerged that he was questioned by police in 2018 regarding alleged historic sex offences against a teenage boy under 16, and the case was dropped due to lack of evidence. The BBC confirmed they had been aware of the allegations since 2017, and dismissed Mills after "new information" emerged.
Mills said in a statement following his sacking: "An allegation was made against me in 2016 of a historic sexual offence which was the subject of a police investigation in which I fully cooperated and responded to in 2018. As the police have stated, a file of evidence was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, which determined that the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges.
"Since the investigation related to an allegation that dates back nearly 30 years and the police investigation was closed 7 years ago, I hope that the public and the media will understand and respect my wish not to make any further public comment on this matter," he continued.
"I wish to thank from the bottom of my heart all those who have reached out to me with kindness, my former colleagues, and my beloved listeners, who I greatly miss."
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