The sacking is related to allegations about Mills' personal conduct, specifically a historical relationship or sexual offences against a teenage boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000. Mills was investigated by police in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences against a boy under 16, but the case was dropped in 2019 due to insufficient evidence, according to multiple reports. The BBC confirmed in a statement that Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC. Mills was fired just six days after he was secretly suspended, according to research by two sources.
The BBC admitted it knew about the police investigation into Mills in 2017. However, the director general at the time of the 2016 police probe, Tony Hall, did not know about the allegations, according to a source, creating a contradiction about the corporation's internal knowledge. Mills told the BBC in 2018 he had been questioned by police, according to a source, which conflicts with the 2016 investigation timeline. The BBC has refused to comment on the nature of Mills's personal conduct.
It has been an 'incredibly difficult week' following his sacking.
Mills stated through his lawyer that he fully cooperated with the 2016 police investigation and that the CPS determined there was not enough evidence to bring charges. According to Daily Mail - News, Mills described pinning an ex-boyfriend to the wall by his throat after finding him in bed with a friend. Friends say Mills avoided phone calls and had 'gone to ground' following his sacking.
New information was passed to the BBC relating to the same alleged victim but different from previous claims, leading to his sacking, according to reports. Mills was taken off air last week while bosses looked at the claim before announcing his dismissal on Monday, six days after he vanished from Radio 2, research by two sources indicates. Mills was last on air on Tuesday, with veteran DJ Gary Davies replacing him from Wednesday onwards. It has been claimed Mills was informed over the weekend that he was sacked. At 9.30am last Tuesday, Mills told his Radio 2 listeners he would be back at 6.30am on Wednesday. The decision to sack Mills seems to have been taken with shocking speed, according to research by two sources.
I am no longer afraid to 'crumple a man's fragile ego'.
Mills turned to alcohol heavily after the death of his boyfriend Mitch in 2000, sometimes drinking a bottle of spirits per day before work, multiple reports indicate. He leaned on celebrity friend Robbie Williams, who also struggled with alcoholism, for support. Mills has suffered from chronic anxiety, depression, and panic attacks all his life. Mills previously had a three-year relationship with Brad Harris, which ended in 2016, according to research by two sources. Mills married his husband Sam in 2024 after winning the celebrity version of BBC's Race Across the World.
Mills admitted he should have been fired for presenting his Radio 1 show while drunk in the past, including in 2001 and 2003. According to Daily Mail - Home, Mills described how he should have been fired for presenting his Radio 1 show while drunk in the past, including in 2001 and 2003. The complainant in the sexual offences case may have been inspired to speak out again due to the Huw Edwards docu-drama, sources said.
I thanked my neighbours for smuggling me out through their gardens when the media were camped outside my house during various BBC scandals.
Mills was replaced on Eurovision 2026 coverage by Sara Cox, multiple reports indicate. Mills' podcast with Rylan Clark has been axed following his sacking. Mills took over the Radio 2 breakfast show from Zoe Ball in 2025, according to research by two sources. When Gary Davies depped for the rest of the week, the audience may have assumed flu.
Mills was paid between £355,000 and £359,999 a year by the BBC. Radio 2 has 6.5 million weekly listeners, according to quarterly ratings released last month.
According to Daily Mail - Home, Tina Daheley described it has been an 'incredibly difficult week' following his sacking. Steve Brookstein shared a 'bitter' tweet about Mills' sacking, referencing a past incident where Mills made fun of him, multiple reports indicate. According to Daily Mail - Home, Sara Cox described she is no longer afraid to 'crumple a man's fragile ego' in an interview conducted before Mills' sacking.
EastEnders fans are upset because Mills' voice was featured in a flashforward episode set in 2027, and his sacking disrupts that storyline, multiple reports indicate. Tim Davie's resignation as the BBC director general takes final effect on 2 April, according to research by two sources. There is no evidence or prior gossip inside or outside the BBC about Mills's conduct prior to his sudden departure, research by two sources indicates. The specific new information or compelling evidence that led to Mills' sacking remains unclear, as the BBC has refused to comment on details. Whether Mills informed the BBC about the police investigation in 2016 or 2018 is also uncertain, as sources give conflicting accounts. The identity and current status of the alleged victim in the historical sexual offences case has not been disclosed.