The BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills has been sacked by the BBC following allegations about his personal conduct.
The company mentioned that “while we do not comment on matters relating to individuals we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted and has left the BBC”.
Mills, 53, took over the Radio 2 breakfast present from Zoe Ball in January 2025. He joined the station’s weekday schedule in 2022 when he changed Steve Wright because the host of the afternoon slot, having beforehand labored on Radio 1 and hosted a weekend present on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Lorna Clarke, the director of music on the BBC, mentioned in an announcement to workers: “I wanted to personally let you know that Scott Mills has left the Breakfast show, and the BBC. “I know that this news will be sudden and unexpected and therefore must come as a shock.
“Not least as so many of us have worked with Scott over a great many years, across a broad range of our programmes on R1, 5Live, R2 and TV. I felt it was important to share this news with you at the earliest opportunity.
“Of course, it will also come as a shock to our audience and loyal breakfast show listeners too. I will update everyone with more information on plans for the show when I’m able to. While I appreciate many of you will have questions, I hope you can understand that I am not going to be saying anything.”
The Mirror reported that Mills was taken off air on his Radio 2 present final Tuesday whereas the BBC assessed the data, and that sources mentioned his contract was terminated on the weekend.
Mills was paid between £355,000 and £359,999 yearly for his work on the BBC, in accordance with the company’s 2024–25 pay report.
Scott first becoming a member of Radio 1 in 1998 as a presenter for the early breakfast present operating between 4am-7am.
He wrote in his autobiography about his Radio 1 debut that he had “no personality” and spent more often than not between songs studying out the station telephone quantity time and again. Even so, nobody phoned in, and he mentioned he anticipated to be sacked inside a couple of months.
In July 2005 he shifted to an early night weekday slot whereas protecting for Sara Cox who was on maternity depart. Cox determined to not return so the slot turned Mills’.
