Sara Cox “It’s common for girls to idolise their dads but, once you have kids, you think ‘Mum did a lot for me’”
Sara Cox is berating herself for saying she feels lucky. Her DJ pal, Annie Mac, reminds her to say she’s grateful, not lucky. And Sara is grateful. A few years ago, her diary looked pretty sparse and, although home life with her husband, advertising executive Ben Cyzer, three children, two dogs and a kitten was happy, she wasn’t confident about her career.
A lot of hard graft, some northern grit, a massive dollop of creative talent and a gentle, slightly piss-taking sense of humour landed her the golden Radio 2 drive-time slot (All Request Friday is unmissable in our house), numerous television projects and a bestselling coming-of-age memoir about growing up on a farm with her mum, dad, brothers and sisters, Till The Cows Come Home: A Lancashire Childhood (Hodder & Stoughton, £9.99).
