Scott Mills Had Become The BBC's Top Earning Presenter Before He Was Fired

The former Radio 2 host earned around £745,000 during his final year at the BBC.

The BBC has confirmed that Scott Mills had become its biggest on-screen earner prior to him being fired at the end of March.

Before his abrupt departure from the broadcaster, Mills had been best known for fronting Radio 2’s flagship breakfast show, as well as taking part in the BBC’s coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest each year.

He was dropped immediately by the BBC earlier this year, and it later emerged that he’d been investigated and questioned by the police almost a decade earlier over “allegations of serious sexual........

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