Scott Mills sacked latest: BBC Radio 2 star fired over ‘personal conduct’ – UK Times

Scott Mills was a staple on the BBC – both TV and radio – before being sacked by the broadcaster today.

Aside from his decades-long radio career, Mills presented the National Lottery, competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014 and more recently, he won Celebrity Race Across the World with his husband Sam Vaughan in 2024.

The presenter has even popped up on soaps Casualty and River City in small acting roles.

While Mills didn’t know it at the time, Tuesday 24 March was his final show on Radio 2 – with the presenter welcoming Ready or Not 2 stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Kathryn Newton into the studio.

Over the last few months, Mills interviewed the likes of Taylor Swift, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson, Wuthering Heights’ Margot Robbie and Mariah Carey.

News of Scott Mills’ sacking led the 12pm bulletin on his former station BBC Radio 2.

At the start of his show on BBC Radio 2, Jeremy Vine said he was “taken aback” by the news about Scott Mills.

He said: “Obviously, I was taken aback by that opening story to the news.

“I had not heard anything about it until 17 minutes ago, when it was on the BBC website, and I only had the information that was given to you in the bulletin, I have nothing more, that it was allegations about Scott Mills’s personal conduct, which have led to him being sacked.

“I have no more than that. Alright, on to today’s show.”

OJ Borg will also be stepping in to host Scott Mills’ show after his firing.

The 46-year-old has been the host of BBC Radio 2’s overnight programme since 2018, broadcasting on air from midnight until 3am.

He has also appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live, Xfm South Wales and Absolute Radio. The presenter competed on Celebrity MasterChef in 2024 and has previous appeared on Celebrity Mastermind and the National Lottery programme.

Vernon Kay has emerged as the favourite to replace Scott Mills on BBC Radio 2 after the breakfast show host was sacked over allegations relating to his personal conduct, according to a bookmaker.

Kay hosts a mid-morning show on Radio 2, is “the most listened to show on UK radio”, attracting 6.7 million listeners each week, according to the station’s head Helen Thomas.

William Hill also named broadcasters Rylan Clark and Clara Amfo as potential replacements.

Scott Mills first joined the corporation in 1998, where he presented the early breakfast show on Radio 1 until 2004. He then moved to a weekend slot before doing maternity cover for Sara Cox’s weekday early-evening show.

However, he took over the role full-time after Cox decided to quit, and it became The Scott Mills Show. He left Radio 1 after 24 years, in 2022, to replace the late Steve Wright’s weekday afternoon slot. Two years later, he replaced Zoe Ball as host of the station’s flagship breakfast show.