The BBC has sacked Radio 2 breakfast show host Scott Mills following an allegation relating to his personal conduct, the corporation confirmed on Monday. The 53-year-old presenter was taken off air last week, with Gary Davies stepping in as cover from Wednesday. Mills last hosted his show on Tuesday, March 25.
The dismissal is linked to a Metropolitan Police investigation launched in December 2016 into allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy, reported to have taken place between 1997 and 2000. Mills was questioned under caution in July 2018, but the case was closed in May 2019 after the Crown Prosecution Service determined there was insufficient evidence to bring charges.
On Tuesday, Gary Davies returned to the breakfast show, opening with a casual greeting and playing Edwyn Collins' 'A Girl Like You'. He did not directly address Mills' departure. The BBC is reported to have acted quickly after a complaint was made last week, leading to a tense meeting where the police probe was raised.
Mills joined BBC Radio 1 in the late 1990s and moved to Radio 2 in 2022, taking over the breakfast show from Zoe Ball in January 2025. His latest Rajar figures showed an average weekly audience of 6.47 million, and his salary was between £355,000 and £359,999 a year. He also appeared on series 12 of Strictly Come Dancing.
