The former Radio 2 DJ was sacked by the BBC over historic allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy
A special episode of Great British Bake Off will not air having featured a recently terminated BBC star. Channel 4 announced today (April 8) that an episode of Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer has been pulled from schedule, as it featured Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills.
The 53-year-old broadcaster had been expected to appear in an upcoming celebrity special but the spin-off will no longer air following his sacking from the BBC. Prior to the scandal, Mills had filmed scenes alongside Rag n Bone Man, Edith Bowman and Aston Merrygold.
The episode that would have broadcast Sunday April 18, will no longer be shown. A spokesperson for Channel 4 said it was not appropriate to screen Mills’ episode due to the ‘seriousness of the accusations’ against him.
An alternative episode of Celebrity GBBO will go out in its place The Mirror reports.
The statement read: “Having carefully considered the circumstances, we’ve taken the decision not to air the final episode of the 2026 series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer, featuring Scott Mills. Acknowledging the seriousness of the accusations that have been made against Scott, we don’t believe it would be appropriate to air the episode at this time.
“An alternative episode of Celebrity GBBO will go out in its place.”
The former Radio 2 DJ was sacked by the BBC shortly before it emerged the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the 53-year-old in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a teenage boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000. The corporation has since admitted it knew about a police investigation into allegations against Mills of a historical sexual offence in 2017, but said it “acted decisively” after receiving “new information” in the weeks before his sacking.
The “new information” was that the teenage boy at the centre of the investigation was under the age of 16. After losing his role on the Radio 2 breakfast show, Scott’s Eurovision podcast with friend Rylan Clark was also pulled.
Charities he worked with including Neuroblastoma UK and the MS Society UK also parted ways with the DJ. Mills has been an advocate for multiple sclerosis (MS) for more than a decade, having become an ambassador for MS Society UK as his mother, Sandra, was diagnosed with the progressive neurological condition.
On Wednesday last week, Mills released a statement through his lawyers saying he had been the subject of “rumour and speculation” since he was fired, and that he “co-operated fully” with the police investigation into allegations of a historical sexual offence.
A statement released through his lawyers said: “The recent announcement that I am no longer contracted to the BBC has led to the publication of rumour and speculation. In response to this the Metropolitan Police has made a statement, which I confirm relates to me.
“An allegation was made against me in 2016 of a historic sexual offence which was the subject of a police investigation in which I fully co-operated and responded to in 2018. As the police have stated, a file of evidence was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, which determined that the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges.
“Since the investigation related to an allegation that dates back nearly 30 years and the police investigation was closed seven years ago, I hope that the public and the media will understand and respect my wish not to make any further public comment on this matter. I wish to thank from the bottom of my heart all those who have reached out to me with kindness, my former colleagues, and my beloved listeners, who I greatly miss.”
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