Sara Cox revealed she got revenge on her biggest childhood bully when she called into Radio 1 to ask for a shoutout.
Apparently unaware of the misery she had put upon Sara growing up, she was shocked to have received the request.
She told the Sunday Times: ‘I was outraged that she thought she could do that like we were friends. Couldn’t she remember?
‘That horrible feeling in the pit of your stomach, that cortisol bubbling around as you walk up the corridor wondering if you’re going to get tripped up or elbowed.
‘The whispering in class. I was, like, “Sure, I’ll give you a shoutout.” And she did. It began with, “You were a big bully.”‘
Sara spent her early years living on a farm near Bolton.
But when she was aged six, her parents divorced and she moved into a flat above a pub in Bolton.
Sara Cox revealed she got revenge on her childhood bully when she called into Radio 1 to ask for a shoutout, (Sara pictured as a child)
She said: ‘I was outraged that she thought she could do that like we were friends. Couldn’t she remember? That horrible feeling in the pit of your stomach… wondering if you’re going to get tripped up or elbowed’ (pictured in 1997)
Sara says she was bullied each time she moved schools because of her ‘height and her knobbly knees’ and found solace in reading Shakespeare.
During the interview, Sara was asked if she had used humour as a form of defence but she said that’s not the case.
She noted that bullying ‘didn’t change the course of her life’, rather ‘it just made school unpleasant.’
Elsewhere, Sara has announced her first Radio 2 Breakfast Show will launch on Monday July 6 as she replaces Scott Mills.
It was announced in April that the presenter would take over the Breakfast Show this summer, after Scott was sacked after it was discovered he had been the subject of allegations of ‘serious sexual offences’ against a teenage boy under 16.
And on Monday morning Sara appeared on Vernon Kay‘s Radio 2 show to share the news as she took on fellow presenter Jeremy Vine in the programme’s popular quiz, Ten to the Top.
Sara also revealed that her first guest will be none other than Hollywood star Tom Hanks, who will be joining her to talk about his new film Toy Story 5.
Speaking to Vernon, Sara said: ‘OK, my big news is…god, I’ve gone all hot and excited. My big news is that…there’s been quite a lot of mystery about when the brand new Sara Cox Breakfast Show begins on BBC Radio 2.
Elsewhere, Sara has announced her Radio 2 Breakfast Show will launch on Monday July 6
‘I’ve been quite mysterious and going, “it’s in the summer” and waggling my eyebrows mysteriously.
‘But I can now announce, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and everyone in between, please do join me for my very first Breakfast Show on Radio 2 on 6th of July. Three weeks today! Very very excited. It is 6.30am. The date is the 6th of July.’
Jeremy asked Sara: ‘How many alarm clocks are you going to use?’
Laughing, Sara replied: ’42. And it’s the first-ever Sara Cox Breakfast Show. I can’t wait – it’s so exciting.’
Jeremy said: ‘We can’t wait. We’re so proud of you.’
Fellow Bolton-born presenter Vernon shared his delight, saying: ‘Amazing!’
Sara said: ‘And, you know, I mentioned the Toy Story news as well. I mean, I don’t know where we go from here because I think we’ve started almost too big. My very first guest on the Sara Cox Breakfast Show will be…Mr. Tom Hanks.’
Vernon said: ‘Awh legend. The nicest man in showbusiness.’
A pleased Sara said: ‘Woody at Breakfast. Yes, cannot wait!’
Excited for her breakfast debut, Sara told fans: ‘Roll on the 6th July! For generations to come people will (probably) say ‘”where were YOU when the Sara Cox Breakfast Show was launched on Radio 2 featuring the legendary Tom Hanks?” and hopefully they’ll reply ‘listening and laughing along with a nice brew’.

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