Scott Mills announced as new Radio 2 Breakfast show host as Zoe Ball steps down

Scott Mills has been announced as the new Radio 2 Breakfast show presenter as Zoe Ball has stepped down.

Scott Mills will be taking over from Zoe Ball(Image: Instagram)

Scott Mills has been announced as the new Radio 2 Breakfast show presenter as Zoe Ball has stepped down after six years.

The news comes after 53-year-old Zoe personally confirmed her departure from the programme on air earlier this morning. However, fans have been reassured that she will remain on the station.

She said: "After six incredible years on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, it’s time for me to step away from the very early mornings and focus on family. It’s been a privilege. I think the world of you listeners and I’m grateful to my bosses here for their support, especially this year.

"Huge thanks go to my awesome team on the show, Tina, Mike and Richie, and of course our listeners, with whom I’ve shared some of life’s highs and lows, the good, the bad and the daft times.

Zoe has quit BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show after six years (Image: (Image: BBC))

"My last show will be on Friday December 20, just in time for Christmas with plenty of fun and shenanigans.

"While I’m stepping away from the Breakfast Show, I’m not disappearing entirely – I’ll still be a part of the Radio 2 family, with more news in the New Year. I’m excited to embrace my next chapter, including being a mum in the mornings, and I can’t wait to tune in on the school run!”

Scott, 51, will be taking over in the New Year and has said he is "beyond excited" about his new role in a post on his Instagram.

His statement in full reads: "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. She’s done an incredible job on this show over the past six years, and I am beyond excited to be handed the baton."

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Speaking of Scott's takeover in January 2025, Zoe added: "Scott and I 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. Breakfast has always been his dream, and what a year he’s had - from racing around the world to his beautiful wedding to Sam. "He’s not only a blooming brilliant producer but one of the best in radio. I can’t wait to tune in on the school run!”

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