Sarah Cox has replaced Scott Mills as presenter of BBC Radio 2’s breakfast show after he was sacked last month over allegations of “personal conduct”.
Cox is currently the host of Radio 2’s Teatime Show, which she has been hosting since 2019. In a statement to BBC News, Ms Cox said she was “delighted, honored and incredibly pleased” to take over the breakfast show. “It has been a dream of mine to host the Breakfast Show ever since I joined Radio 2 and it feels like a full circle for me,” Cox added.
On March 30, it was revealed that Mills had been abruptly fired from The Breakfast Show, which he had hosted since early 2025. It later emerged that Mr Mills had been investigated by the Metropolitan Police in 2018 in connection with historic sex offense allegations involving teenage boys under the age of 16.
Police announced that their investigation focused on alleged crimes that occurred between 1997 and 2000, when Mills was in his mid-20s. He was never charged. The Crown Prosecution Service reviewed the case and concluded in 2019 that the evidence did not meet the necessary standards for prosecution, at which point the investigation was officially closed.
The BBC later admitted it was aware of an earlier police investigation into Mr Mills, but sacked him after “new information” came to light.
The BBC said: “In recent weeks we have received new information about Scott and have spoken to him directly.” “As a result, the BBC acted decisively and in line with our culture and values and terminated the contract on Friday 27 March.”
The broadcaster added: “Separately, we can confirm that the BBC was aware of an ongoing police investigation in 2017, but the investigation closed in 2019 with no arrests or charges subsequently made. We are working further to understand the details of what the BBC knows at this time.”
Mills also released a statement following news of the police investigation, saying: “I hope the public and the media will understand and respect my wish not to comment further publicly on this matter, as this investigation relates to allegations that date back nearly 30 years and the police investigation closed seven years ago.”
