Sara Cox

Sara Cox
Sara Cox at Manchester Fashion Week, October 2007
Born	Sarah Joanne Cox (1974-12-13) 13 December 1974 (age 42) Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Other names	Sara Cox
Occupation	Television presenter, disc jockey
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Jon Carter (m. 2001–2005) Ben Cyzer (m. 2013)
Children	3
Website	Official Radio 1 page

Sarah Joanne Cyzer (née Cox; born 13 December 1974), more commonly known by her radio name Sara Cox, is an English broadcaster, best known for presenting The Radio 1 Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 between 2000 and 2003, but more recently as maternity cover for Fearne Cotton every weekday 10 am-12.45 pm from January to September 2013. She currently hosts Sounds of the 80s on BBC Radio 2.

She has also presented a number of television shows for the BBC including The Great Pottery Throw Down and Too Much TV.

Cox was born Sarah Joanne Cox in Bolton, Greater Manchester, but later dropped the use of the letter 'h' from her first name. She is the youngest of five. Cox attended Smithills High School until the age of 16, and left Canon Slade School after her A-levels to pursue a career in modelling. She appeared in the music video for OMD's 1993 single "Everyday" and on a controversial promotional poster for the 1995 video game Wipeout.

Cox won her first television show role in 1996, presenting the early "Girl Power" show The Girlie Show on Channel 4. She later had stints on Channel 5 entertainment show Exclusive and Channel 4 music programme Born Sloppy. In 1997 Cox presented on the UK feed of MTV, hosting MTV Hot, a late night music show. In 1998 Cox won her first film role in "The Bitterest Pill".

In September 1998, Cox became a presenter of The Big Breakfast, following in the footsteps of her friend Zoë Ball. During her time on The Big Breakfast, she interviewed stars such as Robbie Williams, Sting and Leonardo DiCaprio. Cox preferred to do interviews in her dad's caravan which was situated in The Big Breakfast garden.