{"id":133610,"date":"2024-11-19T16:01:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/scott-mills-thrilled-to-replace-zoe-ball-on-bbc-radio-2\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T16:01:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:01:56","slug":"scott-mills-thrilled-to-replace-zoe-ball-on-bbc-radio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/19\/scott-mills-thrilled-to-replace-zoe-ball-on-bbc-radio-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Mills &#8216;thrilled&#8217; to replace Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-11-19\" datetime=\"1732032116\" pubdate=\"\">19 November 2024<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Scott Mills feels honoured to be replacing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/zoe-ball\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,zoe-ball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoe Ball<\/a> as the host of BBC Radio 2&#8217;s &#8216;Breakfast Show&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Scott Mills is set to host the Breakfast Show<\/p>\n<p>The 51-year-old DJ is &#8220;thrilled&#8221; to be following in the footsteps of Zoe, Sir Terry Wogan and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/chris-evans\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,chris-evans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Evans<\/a> as the host of the iconic show.<\/p>\n<p>Scott said on Radio 2: &#8220;Safe to say we\u2019re going to miss [Zoe] massively in a morning, but she 100 percent deserves a lie-in. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And, as you\u2019ll have heard in the news, it\u2019s been announced that I am taking over the &#8216;Breakfast Show&#8217;. What? This is a huge honour, to walk in the footsteps of Sir Terry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/chris-evans\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,chris-evans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Evans<\/a> and Zoe. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And when I started doing shows in my bedroom just for my mum when I was eight. Or joined hospital radio at 12. Or got my first proper radio show at the age of 16, you just never think that it would ever turn out like this. I\u2019m thrilled. I\u2019m overwhelmed by all the love. I still can\u2019t quite believe it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nScott has hosted a show on BBC Radio 2 for the last two years, and he&#8217;s relished the experience.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe DJ said: &#8220;I hope you know I\u2019ve loved being with you in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;It\u2019s been two whole years! It\u2019s gone so fast! I can\u2019t thank you enough for how lovely you all were when I took over from Steve [Wright].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nScott is now set to hand his afternoon slot to Trevor Nelson, and he&#8217;s also dropped a hint about Zoe&#8217;s future with the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe award-winning broadcaster said: &#8220;Zoe\u2019s last show is on the 20th December, and then I\u2019ll be waking you up from January! <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Zoe isn\u2019t going completely, she is remaining with us and we will tell you more about that soon, but honestly, I can\u2019t wait to start with you every morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/scott-mills-thrilled-replace-zoe-ball-bbc-radio-2-1409338.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19 November 2024 Scott Mills feels honoured to be replacing Zoe Ball as the host of BBC Radio 2&#8217;s &#8216;Breakfast Show&#8217;. 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