Peter Kay joins Scott Mills on BBC Radio 2 Breakfast for candid chat

Peter Kay joined Scott Mills on Radio 2’s Breakfast Show this morning, sharing memories, laughs, and insights into his love of radio and performing.

Peter revealed that he used to listen to Scott while working nightshifts at a petrol station in the 1990s and once sent him a letter thanking him for “getting me through loads of shifts,” enclosing a DVD of his latest work.

He told Scott: “I absolutely love radio. I’ve always, always loved radio…but I just don’t think I could do it. I much rather listen to people; I find it very comforting and it’s great company.”

The pair reminisced about their early experiences with wedding discos, first CDs and albums, and songs that continue to feature at weddings. Peter also shared that he listens to the Radio 2 Breakfast Show every morning on the school run.

Peter spoke openly about his anxieties on and off stage, saying: “I always loved making people happy, I still do…it sounds like a cliché but it’s a vocation. I knew I liked making people laugh, but there’s no chance I’ll ever be able to do that as a living.”

He also discussed the extension of his UK Arena tour, saying that profits from ticket sales will go to twelve cancer charities.

On whether these could be his final live shows, he said: “I honestly, I’m not milking it, I do love it but you’ve got to have summat to say!” He said that he’s definitely not doing an Elton John or a Torvill and Dean, “these really are the last dates”.

On Torvill and Dean, he added: “Oh I’m not that bad, they’ve retired about 10 times!”

Peter added a playful aside about Torvill and Dean, recalling that he stewarded their first show at Manchester’s NYNEX Arena.

The conversation also touched on charitable work, including the success of Sara’s Great Northern Marathon Challenge for Children In Need.

Peter reflected on his early creativity, revealing that his first album was a BBC Sound Effects CD and that he used to make his own plays during the summer holidays.

You can hear the full interview on BBC Sounds.