BBC SHAKE-UP! RYLAN CLARK FAVOURITE FOR RADIO 2 DRIVETIME AS BOOKIES TIP BIG MOVE 🔥K1

RYLAN Clark looks set to be rewarded with a brand new slot on BBC Radio 2 after Sara Cox bagged the breakfast show.

Sara was confirmed to be the new flagship face of Radio 2 today when bosses confirmed she would take over from Scott Mills after he was axed after allegations came to light.

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Now, the bookies think that Rylan will be promoted to Sara’s now vacant Drivetime show.

Rylan currently hosts his own show on Saturday afternoons, but it seems he could be making a move to five days a week on the airwaves.

Coral have revealed that he is the current favourite to take over from Sara in the role.

A spokesperson for Coral, John Hill, said: “Rylan Clark tops the betting to replace Sara Cox in the teatime slot on BBC Radio 2.

“Rylan has presented various shows on the channel for eight years now, and we think he will be rewarded with the midweek slot.”

At present, he currently stands at 2-1 in the betting odds.

Closely behind is Gary Davies with the bookies tipping him as having a 3-1 chance.

Others who are also in the running are Paddy McGuinness, Trevor Nelson, OJ Borg and Tony Blackburn.

Earlier today, the Beeb confirmed Sara had been chosen to take over from scandal-hit Scott.

Insiders said Sara, 51, was seen as the “heir apparent” for the job – which is widely regarded as the best in radio.

A source said: “Sara has been handed the top job and it’s official, she is the new host of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

“This is something the BBC have always had lined up for her and she could not be more excited to take on the role.”

Scott was dismissed after new information about a police investigation about alleged sex offences with a boy aged under 16 in 2018 came to light at the BBC.

As well as losing his role on Radio 2, Mills was also sacked from working on the BBC’s Eurovision coverage and from a new podcast spin off from Race Across The World – which he won the celebrity series of in 2024.

Sara says: “There are not enough adjectives to really sum up how I’m feeling about being trusted with such an iconic show but let’s start with ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed.

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“It’s been a dream to host the Breakfast Show since I joined Radio 2 and it feels like a bit of a full circle for me.

“I’ve had the most glorious seven years of my career on Teatime so thank you to my brilliant Teatime listeners who hopefully will join me at Breakfast for excellent music and all my usual nonsense plus some superstar guests.

“I honestly can’t wait to wake the nation up with the biggest most fun breakfast show ever.”

Sara started her career at Radio 2 as a cover host for various programmes in 2012, while still working for Radio 1.

The mum-of-three landed her first permanent show, hosting Sounds of the 80s on Saturday nights, the following year.

She went on to replace Simon Mayo as the drivetime presenter in 2019 and started covering for the Breakfast Show in 2025.

In the same year she was the Radio 2 presenter chosen to complete a Comic Relief challenge and raised over £11.5million after walking and running 135 miles.