Sara Cox is "not nervous" about hosting the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

The 51-year-old broadcaster - who has had the station's 4-7pm Teatime slot for the last six years - will present her first morning programme on 6 July and though she acknowledged her new job is "huge", she's very confident in her abilities to produce a great show.

She told the Sunday Times magazine: "It's huge but I'm ready.

"I might have to bury my phone in my neighbour's sandpit a couple of days before because I don't like people texting me good luck, but the minute I open my mic, I'll be fine. I'm not nervous because I know I can do a good job. I don't want to sound arrogant but I've been doing radio for 28 years now...

"I just want to have a chuckle and play some brilliant songs. A good breakfast show is one that makes you laugh."

The DJ was delighted when the opportunity came up because she was ready for a new challenge.

She said: "I think if you're ambitious, you always want to do the next big thing.

"After seven years on a show that I absolutely love, that I give 100 per cent to every day, I was starting to feel ready for another challenge. I was ready for something new and a bit scary because I quite like that feeling. It keeps you interested and interesting."

Sara has had a lot of meetings in the lead up to hew new show but she thinks there will only be one "big difference" between her afternoon and morning programmes.

She said: "The big difference is that we didn't have a single celebrity on teatime. The stars were always the regular listeners calling in. So I am going to take them with me to breakfast, but we'll have a bit of Hollywood too."

And Sara isn't worried about the early starts because she's already honed her getting ready routine to give her as much time in bed as possible.

She said: "It's 5am and out of the house by 5.30am.

"I've timed myself -- it takes eight minutes to put my make-up on and make myself presentable for the megastars when they come to chat.

"[I'll be in bed by 9pm] with my Kindle, which is what I do now anyway, and I wouldn't have it any other way. The difference is that I won't be getting in from work at quarter to eight and sticking on the oven while I've still got my coat on.

"And I do want to qualify this -- there will be women reading this who've just come off a 12-hour shift at the NHS."

Sara has landed the job after Scott Mills was abruptly sacked earlier this year after the BBC learned the alleged victim in a previous sexual misconduct complaint, which was closed in 2019, was under 16.

But the presenter insisted she didn't have much to say on the subject.

She said: "I completely understand why you're asking but I know no more than you do about the whole thing."