{"id":2352235,"date":"2026-03-31T01:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2352235"},"modified":"2026-03-31T01:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:10:33","slug":"scott-mills-parting-comment-to-radio-2-in-final-moments-before-sudden-axing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/scott-mills-parting-comment-to-radio-2-in-final-moments-before-sudden-axing\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Mills&#8217; parting comment to Radio 2 in final moments before sudden axing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_548649\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Scott Mills told listeners he would be back on air just before bosses at BBC Radio 2 made the decision to relieve him of all duties across the network due to &#8216;personal conduct&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<div class=\"Authors_authors-container__wVWas\" data-testid=\"byline-author\" data-tmdatatrack=\"author\" style=\"--authors-by:&quot;By&quot;\"><span><span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"AuthorLink_author-link__rg5qj\" data-tmdatatrack=\"author\" data-testid=\"byline-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/authors\/daniel-bird\/\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Daniel Bird<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Assistant Celebrity and Entertainment Editor<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">12:57, 30 Mar 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 22:04, 30 Mar 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"commercial-video-box\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"primis\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"1\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"primis\" class=\"sc-9299d609-0 fMA-dHN\">\n<div class=\"sc-a0234a37-0 deyxoi\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"PrimisPlayer_primis-container-lead__uRu_T\" data-testid=\"primis-player-lead\"><span class=\"PrimisPlayer_headline__EYzoH\">Scott Mills says &#8216;I should probably go&#8217; in his last BBC Radio 2 show<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Scott MillsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/scott-mills\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Mills<\/a> told Radio 2 listeners he should &#8220;probably go&#8221; just <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hours before being sacked. Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/breaking-scott-mills-sacked-bbc-36942946\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">hours before being sacked. <\/a>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> radio legend has been sacked by the BBC after almost three decades with the corporation. It&#8217;s since been revealed that the BBC\u2019s decision to sack Scott <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/scott-mills-sacked-police-bbc2-36946152\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"><u>relates to a 2016 police investigation into \u201cserious sexual offences\u201d against a teenage boy<\/u><\/a>. Mills was questioned by police under caution but the case was dropped because of a lack of evidence. However the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Mirror<\/u><\/a> understands the sacking relates to this individual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On March 24, Scott, 53, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"presented his last show,Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/scott-mills-downfall-awkward-comments-36943091\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">presented his last show,<\/a> The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on Radio 2 on March 24, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"during his final words, he hinted that he may be leaving. Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/scott-mills-downfall-awkward-comments-36943091\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">during his final words, he hinted that he may be leaving. <\/a>&#8220;I&#8217;m getting everything mixed up today,&#8221; adding: &#8220;I should probably go, I&#8217;ll try again tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But while handing over to Vernon Kay, Scott added: &#8220;Meatloaf and Cher, today on Radio 2, Jo Whiley, Sara Cox at 4[pm] tea time, Trevor Nelson through the afternoon, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/jeremy-vine\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Jeremy Vine<\/a> at 12[pm] and now, Vernon Kay. What a song to finish on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em>Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source.<\/em> <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em>Click here to activate<\/em> <\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em>or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36943485\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36943485\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.78\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Scott presented his last show on March 24\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Scott presented his last show on March 24<cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Scott went on to comment: &#8220;I&#8217;m back tomorrow.&#8221; He also joked about being &#8220;oiled up and hairless&#8221; during a chat with Vernon, as they discussed transforming into Meatloaf and Cher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, it was Gary Davies who hosted the show and was joined by comedian and former Waterloo Road star, Jason Manford. Davies has since fronted the Breakfast Show on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Mirror<\/a> understands that Scott was informed this weekend that his contract with the corporation had been terminated. Director of Music, Lorna Clarke<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\", sent a blistering email to Scott's colleaguesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/scott-mills-sacked-bombshell-letter-36943092\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">, sent a blistering email to Scott&#8217;s colleagues<\/a> informing them he wouldn&#8217;t be returning to work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the email, she said: &#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;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\u2019m 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 further now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meanwhile, the BBC said in a statement: &#8220;While we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He first joined the corporation at BBC Radio 1, presenting the early breakfast show between 4am and 7am. Last week, following Scott&#8217;s final broadcast, one listener said: &#8220;What&#8217;s happened to BBC Radio 2&#8217;s Scott Mills? He wasn\u2019t due to be away, and even said &#8216;See you tomorrow&#8217; to Vernon yesterday. Now he&#8217;s away until at least Easter Monday&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A second penned: &#8220;Gary&#8217;s been doing a stellar job sitting in for Scott Mills on the breakfast show this week #SoundsOfThe80s.&#8221; &#8220;Geez &#8211; both Scott Mills and Ken off on the same day without a heads-up. Is there a sale on somewhere? #popmaster,&#8221; commented a third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><em><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Like this story? 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