Scott Mills’ ‘work wife’ Tina Daheley breaks silence on why she’s been missing from Radio 2 after he’s axed by BBC
SCOTT Mills’ “work wife” Tina Daheley has revealed the “real reason” she was missing from Radio 2 this week.
It was revealed this week that fan-favourite host Scott had been fired from his Radio 2 Breakfast Show over allegations surrounding his “personal conduct.”
The Sun understands that his contract was terminated within five days of the complaint being made.
It then came to light how Scott’s sacking was linked to a complaint about a 2016 police probe into historic “serious sexual offences” against a teenage boy, with the timeline of proceedings showing the BBC took seven years to act.
Scott’s co-presenter Tina took to social media on Wednesday to admit that it’s been an “awful week” after she went “missing”.
She shared a photo of herself in bed with a cup of tea and wrote: “Good morning! Just about recovered from this awful cold/flu.
“I’ve had for the past week (being parent to a primary school aged child is like having a subscription service to viruses!).”
Tina then revealed when she would be returning to her hosting duties.
“Good news is I’m over the worst of it and looking forward to spending two weeks with my family over the Easter hols from tomorrow after what’s been an incredibly difficult past week,” she said.
“I’ll be back on the radio Tuesday 21st April.”
It comes after Scott’s podcast was pulled by the BBC.
His Mercedes-Benz Vans Under the Bonnet: On the Road podcast has also been taken off Spotify.
The four part series created in 2025 with the Under the Bonnet report, shone the spotlight on varying issues for van drivers including everything from road conditions to mental health.
Scott has previously opened up on his own mental health battles and the podcast saw him reveal how 65 per cent of drivers had also struggled.
Yet when users search for it on Spotify, from a Google link that previously worked, a caption now states: “Couldn’t find that podcast.
“Search for something else?”
The BBC have also removed him from a Race Across The World podcast and pulled scenes he filmed for EastEnders.
Yesterday, we exclusively reported how charity Neuroblastoma UK dropped him as a patron.
Recently, we reported how Scott had been wiped from the BBC’s social media.
It comes after it was confirmed the Scott Mills Bridge at the M3 service station was now set to be re-named.
Additionally, The Sun was first to report how his Eurovision replacement is his fellow BBC Radio 2 DJ, Sara Cox.
Since 2011, he has commentated on the semi-finals, which air on BBC One on Tuesday and Thursday in the week leading up to the grand final.
Scott Mills Scandal in Brief
SCOTT Mills has been sacked from BBC Radio 2 – yet what’s happening?
- Scott Mills has been sensationally sacked by the BBC in a “tense” meeting with bosses
- The sudden axing is understood to be linked to a 2016 police probe into historical sex offences involving a teen boy
- Mills was questioned by police under caution in 2018 but the case was dropped in full due to a lack of evidence it is understood
- The race is now on to find a replacement for Mills, with fellow BBC DJ Gary Davies standing in
- And uncertainty now surrounds his future projects
In recent years, he has been joined by Rylan Clark to commentate on the shows, as well as the final live on Radio 2.
It comes after it transpired the broadcaster was questioned by police under caution in 2018 – when he was in his 40s, the Mirror reports.
The interview was related to alleged offences which took place between 1997 and 2000.
The case was dropped in full due to a lack of evidence.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told The Mirror: “In December 2016, the Met began an investigation following a referral from another police force.
“The investigation related to allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy.”
The spokesperson said a man, who was in his 40s at the time of the interview, was questioned by police under caution in July 2018.
“A full file of evidence was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, who determined the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges,” the Met said.
“Following this advice, the investigation was closed in May 2019.”
The allegations, which did not result in any charges, were reported to have taken place between 1997 and 2000.
Scott began at Radio 1 in 1998 presenting the early morning slot before earning his own breakfast show The Scott Mills Show.
Scott’s pals have also claimed they “can’t reach him” amid the “teen boy sex probe”.
A BBC spokesperson told The Sun: “While we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC.”