Scott Mills sacked: Bombshell letter BBC boss sent to staff over 'sudden' sacking
Scott Mills' colleagues at the BBC were informed of his 'sudden and unexpected' sacking via a bombshell email.Mills, 53, was last on air last Tuesday before he was relieved of contractual duties while bosses at BBC Radio 2 investigated a claim relating to "personal conduct".
It was Director of Music, Lorna Clarke, who informed Scott's colleagues that he wouldn't be returning to the license-payer funded corporation, almost three decades after he joined BBC Radio 1 on the early breakfast show between 4am and 7am.
In an email sent out to staff, Clarke said: "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.
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"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.
"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’m 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."
Meanwhile, the BBC said in a statement: "While we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC." The Mirror understands that Scott's contract was terminated this weekend.
He took over from Zoe Ball on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show last year. The broadcaster, who has interviewed some of the biggest names in entertainment, earned between £355,000 and £359,999 per year for his work, according to the pay report for 2024 to 2025.
Speaking last year, Scott revealed that he was almost fired from the network before being named as Ball's replacement. He told pal Dermot O'Leary that his boozy antics, including an altercation after the BRIT Awards, almost saw him given his marching orders in 2001.
O'Leary played a clip of Scott slurring his words while live on air 25 years ago. Reflecting on the clip, Scott said at the time: "That's called how to really nearly lose your job at BBC. I had got carried away so much at the BRIT Awards, because I had never been there before, and time just fast-forwarded, and somebody went, what time are you on air?
"And I said, 'Four?' and they went, 'Well, it's two now'. Oh no! It was horrendous." He added that his actions were "naive and stupid" and he could understand why executives were "quite rightly" furious with him. Scott said that at the time, there was a place called "the den" at the Radio 1 studios.
"This probably wasn't allowed, but why go home when you can have a couple [of] hours of sleep in the den? I mean, I was young, I'm in my 20s, right?" he explained.
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