Scott Mills defends whopping six-figure salary after taking over Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show
Scott Mills defends whopping six-figure salary after taking over Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show
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Scott Mills has defended his huge salary by explaining that he has been working very hard his ‘whole life’. The BBC confirmed in January that Scott Mills will begin hosting the Radio 2 Breakfast Show at the end of the month, following Zoe Ball’s final show at the end of 2024.
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Zoe emotionally signed off her last show on December 20 after hosting the programme for six years, thanking everyone who had worked on the show since 2019, whom she said she was going to miss ‘mighty amounts.’. In a recent interview, Scott, 51, defended the large salary he is set to earn as he takes over this gig, and explained that he’s been working in radio since he was 16.
![[RETRANSMITTING AMENDING LOCATION TO BROADCASTING HOUSE BBC Radio 2 presenters Zoe Ball and Scott Mills leaving BBC Broadcasting House in central London after Zoe announced she is stepping down from the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show after six years and handing the reigns over to her friend Scott. Picture date: Tuesday November 19, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Ball. Photo credit should read: James Manning/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_230146124-e96c.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘I’ve been doing this since I was 16 and I’ll tell you how much I got paid then — £20 a show. And it was a five-hour show in the middle of the night, 1 until 6am,’ he told The Sun. ‘Obviously, there’s always curiosity around salaries because they get published every year.
‘But I don’t think you can say that I haven’t played the long game.’. The BBC published their highest earners, and it was recently revealed that Zoe was earning £950,000 per year. Between 2023 and 2024, the BBC reported that Scott was earning between £315,000 – £319,999, which will increase as he takes over Zoe’s role.
The presenter added that he doesn’t think that he’s undeserving of the salary. ‘It’s not like some hotshot’s turned up and is earning all this cash. No one likes discussing money. ‘But here’s the thing, what you don’t get is people going, “Oh, I bet you’re getting paid loads”.
