Chris Moyles "happy" at Radio 1

Chris Moyles has insisted that he is happy at Radio 1.

Speaking to the News of the World, he denied rumours that he will be replaced on his breakfast show by Vernon Kay.

"I'm happy staying," he said. "It's the gig I've always wanted. If I can, I'll do it for ten years. If I didn't want to be here I would have f**ked off and taken Johnny Vaughan's million [on Capital Radio]."

Moyles also joked that he wanted a pay rise and suggested that Kay would be too expensive for the BBC.

"I've taken a 20% pay cut this year," he said. "That's all I give a s**t about. I'm hoping the country gets back on its feet because I want my 20% back.

"Seriously, if they can't afford me, they'll never afford Vernon. They'd have to sell Edith Bowman and Jo Whiley."