Scott Mills is reportedly refusing to watch a single moment of Eurovision after being replaced this week by Angela Scanlon. The former Radio 2 presenter, who held the contest role since 2011, has been left raw by the switch, according to a source quoted in reports.
That replacement matters because Mills was not just another voice in the Eurovision lineup. He had fronted the live broadcasts with Rylan Clark for years, and the role had become one of the most visible parts of his career. Scanlon has now stepped into that slot alongside Clark this week, marking the latest turn in a story that began to unravel in March, when Mills was sacked from Radio 2 after it emerged he had been investigated over alleged serious sexual offences against a boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000.
The investigation was later dropped for lack of evidence, but the damage to Mills’ public standing had already been done. He shared a brief statement after losing the Radio 2 job and asked the public to respect his wish not to make any further comment. Since then, the former broadcaster has stayed out of sight, even as the fallout from the investigation and his removal from the airwaves has continued to shape how he is viewed in public.
A source told The Sun that Mills is “desperate to speak out” and has been speaking to lawyers about what he is allowed to say. The same source said he is “slowly emerging into the light again” and letting old friends, including Rylan, back in. Another source said he will not be watching Eurovision because “it is still all far too raw,” adding that he “absolutely cherished that gig and never for a moment took it for granted.”
The tension in this story is that Mills appears to want his say while still being constrained by the legal and personal fallout around him. The investigation into him was closed seven years ago, but the circumstances that brought it back into the public conversation are still shaping what he can do next. For now, Eurovision goes on without him, and one of the show’s longest-running familiar voices is choosing not to hear it.
