Chris Evans backs Sara Cox to replace him at Radio 2

Chris Evans, talking about his upcoming departure from BBC Radio 2, has put his money on Sara Cox to take over the breakfast show.

He was reacting to a story in a newspaper, which asked the questioned if Sara could take over the show, to which Chris answered “Why the heck not, she’s the regular sub and has been here over a couple of years “.

“We all love and adore Sara here, and we know the listeners love her too, because you tell us when we see you” Chris continued.

Chris says she is 2:1 favourite with the bookies and the smart money is on Sara.

Other presenters in the running to take over the show include Simon Mayo and Zoe Ball.

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Posted on Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 at 8:03 am by RadioToday Staff

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