Sara Cox’s life feels like a whirlwind. One second, she could be internet hosting her teatime present on BBC Radio 2, the subsequent, she could possibly be settling into the second draft of her fourth novel, tacking up her horse, Nelly, to go out for a gallop throughout the Chiltern Hills, or gathering her three canine for a stroll. “They’re a little bit of a duty,” she says.
And that is on prime of being a mom to 3 kids: Lola Anne, 21, Isaac, 17, and Renee, 15.
The particular person she credit with serving to hold this busy life uncomplicated? Her husband of 12 years, Ben Cyzer. The couple married in 2013, and Sara speaks extremely of the promoting government, whom she first met almost 20 years in the past.
“I am married to a really good man who’s a superb dad, and he additionally works from dwelling in an workplace on the backside of the backyard,” she tells HELLO! in an unique interview. “We’re group, and we get on rather well. He makes me snicker – he is almost as humorous as me.”
MILESTONE MOMENT
Turning 50 final December hasn’t slowed her down; if something, she appears to be relishing each minute of life. “I am loving my 50s – I am thrilled to be ageing,” she says with a smile. “Ageing is a constructive factor.”
© Getty PhotographsRefreshingly all the way down to earth, the star celebrated her large birthday together with her nearest and dearest. “I had 20 of my core crew – simply bestest mates – for a dinner at my home,” she recollects.
It was a world away from her forty ninth birthday celebrations the yr earlier than, or what Sara known as her “not 50” celebration, the place her dad teamed up with the presenter Alan Carr for a singalong with a Dolly Parton impersonator. “It was unimaginable,” she says.
For Sara, getting older goes hand in hand with staying energetic, not least in the case of her weekday drivetime slot on Radio 2. “I do my three-hour present standing up – I used to sit down down,” she reveals. “I really feel as if my power is totally different. It’s fairly good to leap round. Should you ever hear me on the radio, I am stuffed with beans.
“Radio 2 is my absolute dream job,” continues the DJ, who began out with the BBC at Radio 1 in 1999 and likewise labored in TV as host of The Girlie Present and The Huge Breakfast on Channel 4.
That power may also clarify her success as a novelist. Sara, who hosts The Radio 2 Guide Membership, printed her first novel in 2019 and has proved to be a prolific author: her fourth guide will probably be out subsequent yr. “It is a love story – I am on the second draft in the intervening time,” she says.
Being recognised for her writing is one thing she by no means takes without any consideration. “It is an actual privilege when individuals say that they have my guide. It is simply beautiful,” she provides.
PRIORITISING SELF-CARE
This stage of the star’s life is giving her the chance to prioritise herself. “It turns into a bit extra about you once more, as a result of the children have gotten a bit greater,” she says.
“So that you assume: ‘Proper, I deserve a deal with.’ Later this yr, I am going off driving round Spain with a bunch of good horsewomen.” A loyal equestrian as a baby, Sara purchased her beloved mare, Nelly, in 2020.
Self-care is an element and parcel of placing herself first. “I like to train,” she says. “I barely drink and I am fairly wholesome with what I eat, however on the similar time, I do look older, and that is positive.”
And night time in really has changed an enormous night time out. “I had a ladies’ day the opposite day; it was beautiful,” she says. “I obtained some pink champagne, which we had within the sunshine, and a cheeseboard from M&S.” And neglect a post-midnight end. “It was fairly good to wave all people off by 6pm.”
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