Scott Mills and Chris Stark emotional as final Radio 1 show kicks off: ‘Even the sky’s crying!’

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supports HTML5 videoScott Mills and Chris Stark were immediately emotional as they kicked off their final show on BBC Radio 1.The pair are both leaving for new ventures after long stints at the station (10 years for Chris, and a whopping 24 years for Scott).Their loved ones started the show (titled Love You, Bye) with an emotional montage, with Scott admitting he’d had to take some ‘deep breaths’.Scott’s partner Sam Vaughan said: ‘Scott I just want to say how proud me and Teddy (their dog) are of you.‘I know what a massive part of your life Radio 1 has been and I know how much hard work goes into the shows, and we are so proud of everything you have achieved.‘Just seeing the messages of love over the past few weeks has made me realise how lucky I am to be with you.

Well done and enjoy your last show.’Chris’ wife Ria added: ‘You were very much the new boy on the block at Radio 1 and then we fast-forward 10 years and you have lived your dreams.

You are an amazing husband and daddy, we couldn’t be prouder of you.’Meanwhile, his young son told him to have a ‘great last time’ with Chris.Scott said: ‘I have had to do a lot of deep breaths today, even the sky is crying.

This is going to be a roller-coaster, all the music I or we really celebrated at the time.’‘Let’s go, one last time,’ he told Chris, going on to play songs that have meant a lot to their pair during their time at the station, including Mylo’s In My Arms, and Tinie Tempah’s Pass Out.Scott also reflected on how much his time at Radio 1 has meant to him, describing it as a ‘dream job’, and recalling how he called his mum the moment he found out he’d got the gig.