SCOTT Mills’ husband has appeared to have taken a shady swipe at the BBC as their pal Zoe Ball started her new gig.
Scott, 53, was unceremoniously axed from BBC Radio 2 back in March after details of an historic police investigation emerged.
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He was dismissed after new information came to light regarding the investigation about alleged sex offences with a boy aged under 16 in 2018.
As well as losing his role on Radio 2, he was also sacked from working on the BBC’s Eurovision coverage and from a new podcast spin off from Race Across The World – which he won the celebrity series of in 2024.
Zoe, 55, famously left the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in December 2024 and was replaced by close pal Scott.
She completely left the network a year later when she hosted her final Saturday show as Emma Willis stepped into her shoes following her departure.
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The former It Takes Two host started her new show on Greatest Hits Radio on Monday this week.
A short clip of Zoe on her first show was shared on the radio’s official Instagram account as she welcomed her viewers for the first time.
Scott’s husband Sam Vaughan took to the comments section to show his support as he appeared to shade the BBC.
He penned: “Perfect afternoon soundtrack, we’ve got you on.”
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This isn’t the first time Sam has appeared to have thrown some shade as he previously took a swipe at Scott’s Radio 2 replacement, Sara Cox.
She was named as his successor and took over hosting duties back in July.
Sam doesn’t often appear on social media but the timing of his post on Sara’s first day was definitely noticable.
He shared a picture of their cute dog in the lounge, standing in front of a TV screen with Heart FM breakfast playing — NOT Radio 2‘s offering.
Sara was always seen as a natural successor to Scott and we reported how execs moved quickly to secure her for the role when he was dismissed.
A source said at the time: “This is something the BBC have always had lined up for her and she could not be more excited to take on the role.”
Scott confirmed he was quizzed by Metropolitan Police officers in 2018 after an allegation of a “historic sexual offence”.
The case – said to have taken place between 1997 and 2000 – was later dropped in full due to a lack of evidence.
But bosses claimed they only became aware of the age of the alleged victim in the weeks before Mills’ sacking, according to reports.