Scott Mills says BBC Radio 2 breakfast debut ‘hard to process’
Scott Mills says BBC Radio 2 breakfast debut ‘hard to process’
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Scott Mills said he is still finding it “quite hard to process that this is happening” as he began hosting the Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Monday morning. The 51-year-old has taken over from Zoe Ball, who announced in November last year that she was stepping down to “focus on family”, having replaced Chris Evans in the slot in 2019.
Mills opened his show, saying: “Here we go then, Monday the 27th of January 2025 and this is the Scott Mills Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2. “And I can’t believe I am finally saying those words, as a radio presenter and a radio fan all my life. I’m still finding it quite hard to process that this is happening, if I’m honest.
“If I think too much about the previous occupiers of this show, it becomes mind-blowing to me, for a kid who wanted to be on the radio but wasn’t sure he had the self-confidence to be able to actually do it. “The aim here is to make you smile, to bring up your mood, to make you shoulder and head dance in bed, or in the shower, or in the car, or in the kitchen, and to keep your spirits up on mornings when maybe you don’t feel so great.”.
Mills told listeners he wanted them to reach out “any time you feel like it”, adding: “It’s your voice, your stories and your life that’s going to make this show into something that I really hope you come to adore and look forward to every day. That’s my aim.”.
