BBC Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans was forced to hand over his breakfast show to a colleague on Thursday after losing his voice. The award-winning host struggled to speak to his nine million listeners, croaking his morning welcome before admitting, 'Is this going to work? I don't think it is.'
Evans, who has helmed the programme since January 2010, said he had 'tried everything' before handing the microphone to sports presenter Vassos Alexander. Alexander described the experience as 'the longest three hours of my life,' adding that Evans still did the hard work and he was 'just his ventriloquist dummy.'
Evans provided Alexander with tips on how to present the show, including how to talk over the jingles. The programme, which Evans took over from Sir Terry Wogan, was nominated for breakfast show of the year at this year's Sony Radio Academy awards earlier this week.
Zoe Ball will step in to present the breakfast show on Friday.
