July is a big month for DJ Sara Cox, with the 51-year-old taking over as the host of the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.
Sara kicked off her new show on 6th July, asking listeners to "show me some love" as she stepped into her new role hosting the biggest breakfast show in the country, playing Lizzo's "About Damn Time" as the first track in her new position.
Just moments into the show, Sara mentioned her husband, advertising executive Ben Cyzer, sharing: "My husband last night slept downstairs so I could get a good night's sleep," - and while the presenter is seriously loved up, she was previously married to a well-known figure in the music industry. Here's a look at her first husband before her marriage to Ben.
© BBC/James WatkinsWho is Sara Cox's famous ex-husband?
Before meeting Ben, Sara was married to fellow DJ Jon Carter. The couple wed in a private ceremony in North London in 2001 and welcomed their daughter, Lola Anne, in 2004. They separated the following year after four years of marriage.
© PA Images via Getty ImagesJon, 56, rose to prominence in the 1990s as a leading big beat DJ. However, he later stepped back from performing due to tinnitus and pivoted into business. In 2004, he co-founded 580 Limited, a company that operated several live music pubs. Four of these venues were later sold for a reported £10.4 million in 2014, according to The Standard.
Who is Sara Cox married to now?
A year after her split from Jon, Sara found love again with advertising executive Ben Cyzer, whom she met at Glastonbury. Despite telling The Mirror in 2007, "I am never getting married", the pair tied the knot in 2013 and now share two children, Isaac, 17, and Renee, 15.
© Getty ImagesReflecting on her relationship with Ben, whom she met at Glastonbury, Sara told the Daily Mirror in 2007: "I am very happy and smug and pleased and loved.
"I have a really good balance in my life. I have a lot of support and a brilliant other half. Me and Ben live together in our new, lovely home. He's just brilliant – I go all pink and girlie.
"He's a brilliant boyfriend. He's very thoughtful and caring. He does so much for me but the things that mean the most are the little things."
In June of 2025 , Sara exclusively told HELLO!: "I'm married to a very brilliant man who's an excellent dad, and he also works from home in an office at the bottom of the garden. We're a good team, and we get on really well. He makes me laugh – he's nearly as funny as me."
Sara Cox's new job at Radio 2
Sara was announced as the new host for Radio 1's weekday breakfast slot (6.30am-9.30am) in April 2026 as the permanent replacement for Mills.
© David M. BenettMills was sacked by the BBC shortly before it emerged that the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the 53-year-old in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a boy aged under 16 between 1997 and 2000.
Cox previously hosted the station’s teatime weekday slot (4pm-7pm).
Listeners can tune in to Sara Cox’s breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.
