Rebecca 'Beccy' Huxtable (born 12 August 1981) 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 Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973) is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor. He is best known for presenting the '' Scott Mills'' show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and since then, on BBC Radio 2, where he has be ...

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. She left the show in January 2013 due to being diagnosed with

multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease resulting in damage to myelinthe insulating covers of nerve cellsin the brain and spinal cord. As a demyelinating disease, MS disrupts the nervous system's ability to Action potential, transmit ...

, but plans to stay at the station and work with

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, presenter of '' The Surgery with Aled''.

Early life

Rebecca was born in

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. She attended Crispin School and studied at

Bournemouth University Bournemouth University is a public university in Bournemouth, England, with its main campus situated in neighbouring Poole. The university was founded in 1992; however, the origins of its predecessor date back to the early 1900s. The universi ...

, graduating with a degree in Journalism.

Radio career

She gained experience in radio broadcasting at local radio station,

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. She later worked freelance for

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, and also briefly as a newsreader. At

, Huxtable worked with

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on her weekend radio show and then moved to work with

. In April 2008 she replaced Laura Sayers as producer. She worked with Mills for almost five years before stepping down following long periods of time off due to ill 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". During her time with Mills, she was the subject of, and brains behind, many show features. ''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 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 successful ''Scott Mills Daily'' podcast/free download.

Awards

In January 2010, Huxtable won the Funniest Radio Sidekick in the Loaded Lafta Awards.

References

External links

May 2009 Interview with Unofficial Mills Website
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