Early bird Sara Cox on raving from dusk till dawn – and beyond

Despite not being on the early morning radio breakfast shift, a lie-in is still an alien concept to BBC Radio 2 Drivetime host and self-proclaimed morning person Sara Cox.

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"I am 100 per cent a morning person," exclaims the 50-year-old broadcaster and author. “That is where my energy is. When I'm writing my books, I'm getting up at 4.50am and I am writing from 5am and for those 90 minutes until half six, that is when my brain is at its sharpest and when my mood is at its highest.”

Getting outside as the sun rises is a central part of Cox's morning routine, and provides the DJ with a much-needed serotonin and vitamin D boost to help kickstart her day.