Rylan Clark shares 'issues' Scott Mills could face as Zoe Ball's Breakfast Show replacement
Rylan Clark has stressed to Scott Mills that he needs to be at the top of his game in his new role, particularly as he is not a morning person.
Scott, 51, kicks off his new stint as the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show host today, replacing Zoe Ball who stepped down last year.
Catching up with Rylan ahead of his debut, the pair discussed what could go wrong with Scott's new early show at 6.30am.
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Speaking on his BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday, the 36-year-old highlighted: "You really need to be on your game for breakfast, because it's that time of the morning.
"You could be a little bit tired, you could press the wrong button, your finger could slip, you could say the wrong thing, not that I'm trying to scare you."
Agreeing, Scott added that Rylan had previously seen just how bad he was in the morning.
Recalling a moment after The Eurovision Song Contest, Rylan told listeners: "No, I remember coming into your bedroom at Eurovision and your lovely husband Sam was there and I was like, 'Where is he? I need him to tan my back'.
"And you were, literally, I think crawling into the shower."
While appearing to confirm it was true, Scott clarified that he was also a little worse for wear at the time due to their night out beforehand.
Aside from a period of replacing Zoe last year, the presenter has recently been used to later starts with his afternoon show on the station.
Ahead of this however, he worked at BBC Radio 1 for 24 years, hosting at various different hours including the 4am show.
Speaking about Zoe's reaction to him taking over the Breakfast Show, he told The Sun: "Zoe was the first person that really did take me under her wing at Radio 1.
"I was chatting with her at the weekend and she said when she found out that it was me taking over her show, she just sobbed.
"She was like, 'That's the rightful owner'. So, that's really sweet."
The Scott Mills Breakfast Show airs weekdays starting at 6:30am on BBC Radio 2.
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