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Sara Cox (born 13 December 1974),
affectionately known as "Coxy", is an English
television and radio personality and presenter. Her most
prestigious role was that of presenting the breakfast
show on BBC Radio 1 from 2000 to 2003.
Early career: Cox won her first television show
role in 1994, presenting early "Girl Power"
show The Girlie Show. She later had stints on Channel 5
entertainment show Exclusive and Channel 4 music
programme Born Sloppy. During this period she appeared
in photo spreads for UK 'lads mags' such as Loaded. In
1997 Sara presented on the UK feed of MTV, hosting MTV
Hot a late night music show.
In September 1998 she landed a role as a
presenter of The Big Breakfast, following in the
footsteps of her friend Zoe Ball (Cox was to be a
bridesmaid at Ball's wedding to DJ Norman Cook aka
Fatboy Slim in 1999). During her time on The Big
Breakfast she interviewed such stars as Robbie Williams,
Sting and Leonardo Di Caprio. However, unlike Paula
Yates's famous "On the Bed" interviews, Cox
preferred to do interviews in her dad's caravan which
was situated in The Big Breakfast garden.
Radio 1 and breakfast: A transfer to radio came
in 1999 where she joined BBC Radio 1. At first she
co-hosted the Saturday lunchtime with Emma B from
1pm-3pm. In June 1999 she launched the hugely popular
Sunday Surgery with Dr Mark Hamilton. This was a health
and welfare show where listeners called in about their
problems, with Sara acting as "Nurse Coxy".
The Sunday Surgery still proves hugely
popular today, and is now hosted by Letita. In December
1999 it was announced that Cox would again step into Zoë
Ball's shoes - this time as presenter of the weekday
breakfast show - regarded by many as the most
prestigious job in British youth radio. Ball had decided
to leave the role to bring up a family.
Her breakfast show stint began on 31 March 2000, three
days early so she could calm her nerves. Initially Cox's
listening figures were very good, earning Radio 1 it's
largest breakfast audience ever - higher than that of
Chris Evans and Zoe Ball. The number of listeners grew
from 6.9m to 7.8m over the first fifteen months in the
job. The tide turned however, and by August 2002 numbers
had dipped back under 7m. In August 2000, she said live
on air that the Queen Mother "smelt of wee"
and was reported to have been very close to losing her
job.
In January 2003 she denied rumours that she was
preparing to leave the BBC for a rival show, and signed
a three-year contract with the public service
broadcaster, tying her to the breakfast show until April
2004 and with the BBC for two years after that. In
August 2003 the BBC again denied rumours, reported in
the Daily Mail that she had been given 10 weeks to
increase ratings, or to face replacement.
However just two months later the BBC
announced that Cox, whose listening figures had slipped
to 6.6m, would be replaced by Chris Moyles in January
2004. She hosted her final breakfast show on 19 December
2003. Her final track was "Dirty Dancing". Cox
then presented the afternoon "drivetime" slot,
effectively swapping shows with Chris Moyles.
She hosted the Drivetime show for 6 months with features
such as; 'For Your Ears Only', 'Me, Myself and I' and
'Chaps Eye Pub Quiz' (referring to her then sidekick
Mark Chapman). She began maternity leave to give birth
to a baby girl Lola Anne in June 2004. (see below).
Before she returned to Radio 1 in early 2005, Scott
Mills, the presenter who took over her slot during her
maternity leave, was given the drivetime slot
permanently.
From February 2005 she took over the
afternoon show (1pm-4pm) on Saturdays and Sundays, where
she still remains. She also frequently covers for Jo
Whiley weekdays 10am until 12.45, and Scott Mills
weekdays 4pm until 7pm. In Summer 2006, she was a
celebrity showjumper in the BBC's Sport Relief event
Only Fools on Horses.
Privacy: In June 2003 Cox won £50,000 damages
plus costs from the British newspaper The People after
it printed photographs of her sunbathing in the nude
whilst on her honeymoon in 2001. Cox, who was
photographed with a telephoto lens whilst on a private
island, initially complained to the Press Complaints
Commission, who found on her side.
The People printed an apology. However
Cox was unsatisfied, and sued the newspaper in the High
Court for a breach of her right to privacy under the
Human Rights Act. Cox settled out of court with the
paper before any judgement was made. The case outcome
was in marked contrast to that of Naomi Campbell, who
was photographed leaving a Narcotics Anonymous clinic,
where the High Court found that the pictures were in the
public interest.
Personal life: Cox, a farmer's daughter, was born
in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England as Sarah Joanne
Cox, but later dropped the use of the letter 'H' from
her first name. She left Canon Slade school after her
A-levels to pursue a career in modelling.
Cox was married to DJ Jon Carter on 6 October 2001, but
they eventually split in December 2005. She gave birth
to a baby girl, Lola Anne Carter, in June 2004. She was
once engaged to Prodigy singer Leeroy Thornhill, but
they split up in June 2000. In November 2006 she was
awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of
Bolton for contributions to broadcasting. |
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