Scott Mills, one of the BBC’s best-known voices, has been sacked from Radio 2 following allegations about his personal behaviour.
The BBC confirmed that he is “no longer contracted to work with the BBC”, but declined to give further details.
The 53-year-old had only recently taken over the Radio 2 breakfast show from Zoe Ball in January 2025.
He quickly grew the audience to 6.5 million listeners, making it Britain’s most listened to morning show.
His departure came suddenly, with colleagues and listeners learning the news after Gary Davies stepped in to host the show the morning after Mills signed off with a casual “Back tomorrow.”
Mills has been a fixture at the BBC for more than 25 years, starting on Radio 1 in 1998, where he became a regular on the weekday program and later hosted the Official Chart.
He moved to Radio 2 in 2022, replacing Steve Wright in the afternoon slot before being promoted to breakfast host.
Alongside radio, Mills has appeared on television, providing Eurovision commentary and competing on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.
He made cameos in dramas such as Casualty and soaps such as Hollyoaks.
He also won the Celebrity Race Across the World in 2024.
According to the BBC, Mills was listed as the company’s 11th highest paid star.
His sudden sacking has shocked colleagues and audiences alike, with BBC music director Lorna Clarke acknowledging in an internal email that the news would be “sudden and unexpected.”
For now, Mills’ future in broadcasting remains uncertain, but his decades-long career across radio and television has cemented him as one of Britain’s most recognizable presenters.
