Rebecca Huxtable
Rebecca 'Beccy' Huxtable | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Radio Personality |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for | The Scott Mills Show 2CR FM - Now the Heart Network |
Rebecca 'Beccy' Huxtable (born 12 August 1981)[1] is a British radio personality and producer, best known for her work as an assistant producer and co-host of The Scott Mills Show with Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She left the show in January 2013 due to being diagnosed with MS, but plans to stay at the station and will in future work with Aled Jones, presenter of The Surgery with Aled and ex-producer of The Chris Moyles Show.
Early life
Rebecca was born in Taunton, Somerset. She attended Crispin School, going on to study journalism at Bournemouth University. [2]
Radio Career
She gained experience in radio broadcasting at local radio station, 2CR FM.[2][3] She later worked freelance for Virgin Radio, and also briefly as a newsreader.
At BBC Radio 1, Huxtable worked with Sara Cox at weekends, but moved to work with Scott Mills in April 2008 following the departure of his then assistant producer Laura Sayers. She worked with Mills for almost five years before stepping down following long periods of time off due to her health. In an interview she said “I haven’t been on the show full time for a while. A while ago I got MS which is rubbish. I stopped walking, being able to rap. I want to come back to work full time but I can’t do it". In her time with Scott Mills, she was the subject of, and brains behind, many show features. Before she started working on the show, she developed the Laura's Diary feature, which involved the childhood diary of the show's assistant producer Laura being read out on air. BeckyCam involved a camera being placed on her office desk and the footage streamed live on the Radio 1 website. The feature included visits from many celebrities, and evolved into ScottCam where presenter Scott Mills had cameras placed in his house for a week. What's Beccy's Forte? began in May 2009 and set out to discover a skill that Huxtable could be successful at. Beatboxer Beardyman attempted to teach her to beatbox, and she also went on to try cheerleading, mind-reading, tennis, interviewing celebrities, and escapology. Beccy's Classifieds included her finding online adverts for obscure items that she thought were funny enough to buy. Only one item was ever purchased, a glass jar which was claimed to contain the ghost of ex-Beatle George Harrison. During the five years, she also produced the enormously successful Scott Mills Daily podcast/free download. Her final show was broadcast live on Friday 18th January 2013.
Awards
In January 2010, Rebecca won the Funniest Radio Sidekick in the Loaded Lafta awards.[4]
Other Works
Rebecca has long been a fan of fiction, and in May 2006 along with Tasmin Mason, she co-wrote the short story Sixty Shades of Gouda. It is unclear whether or not this has any affiliation with E. L. James' cult classic Fifty Shades of Grey.
In 2009, Rebecca was inducted into The Cheese Society's hall of fame for her work in raising the profile of the cheese board.[5] Juliet Harbutt, a Member of Guilde des Fromagers and Organiser of the British Cheese Awards said of Rebecca "her enthusiasm for all things cheese is infectious".
Rebecca turned on the Bridgwater Christmas lights in 2010 live on Radio 1.
Personal life
Rebecca lives in Reading with long-term partner and BBC Radio studio manager, Micky Curling. Rumours about a relationship with The Scott Mills Show co-host Chris Stark surfaced in 2012, a claim that both Huxtable and Stark deny. Stark proposed to Huxtable live on her final show after a long period of on-air sexual tension. Huxtable refused the proposal.
References
- ^ The Scott Mills Show, BBC Radio 1, 28 July 2011
- ^ a b "The Mercury talks to award-winning Radio 1 funnygirl Becky Huxtable (From Bridgwater Mercury)". Bridgwatermercury.co.uk. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Beccy". Unofficial Mills. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Loaded Laftas – Winners Announced | TV Scoop". Tvscoop.tv. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ http://www.thecheesesociety.co.uk/gift-selections/british-cheese-award-winners-2009-selection
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