‘You feel like You can loosen Your trousers a bit on radio 2’
Sara cox chats about the longevity of her career, the part radio played in helping people cope with the pandemic and why she doesn’t miss being a “wild young crazy thing”
Sara Cox has something she needs to clear up. In August, the 47-year-old posted on Instagram to announce she and her husband Ben Cyzer had renewed their vows at Camp Bestival – nine years after they got married.
And as we sit down to chat with the presenter, she laughs as she explains she thought her fans would have realised it was a joke.
“I don’t think I made it very clear in that post – it’s just a joke thing that you do at Camp Bestival,” she explains. “So you just sign up. We signed up the day before. I mean, look at what I’m wearing! It’s an inflatable church, the DJ was called Jesus.
“Next to the inflatable church was a little marquee that had all these old wedding dresses, like these really manky wedding dresses, because obviously it’s a festival. They’ve been worn by hundreds of people before.”
Discussing her bridal attire, which was an off-white frock complete with flower garland, Sara says, “I just shoved mine on over my shorts. I thought