Scott Mills says he is ‘not worried in the slightest’ about major BBC Radio 2 concern
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Mills will make his debut as Zoe Ball’s replacement on the flagship show next week. Scott Mills has weighed in on concerns surrounding his appointment as Zoe Ball’s replacement on BBC Radio 2. Ball, 54, exited the radio programme in December after six years of fronting the coveted BBC slot, with Mills announced as her replacement.
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Moving from his previous weekday slot of 2-4pm, Mills, 51, is due to make his debut on Monday (27 January). His appointment, however, has raised some concern among listeners over the lack of main women presenters on Radio 2. The new line-up will see no female presenters on air until 4pm on weekdays.
Asked whether he thinks the lack of women voices will be an issue, he told the publication: “We have two women on my breakfast show in the morning. Tina Daheley, who will be doing the news, as she did on Zoe’s show, and Ellie Brennan, who is amazing and has done quite a lot on radio, too….
“And also, half of the breakfast show team – who sometimes you’ll hear on air and sometimes not – are also women. So no, I’m not worried about that in the slightest.”. The new line-up includes Trevor Nelson taking over early afternoons, with DJ Spoony doing 10pm Monday to Thursday, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor hosting a two-hour show on Friday nights.
Asked whether he was nervous about leading the flagship show, he said: “I’m not finding it daunting at all. I’m ready for the challenge.”. Speaking about his preparation for the role, he added: “It’s a military operation – I’ve written up exactly what time I’ll be doing whatever each day, right down to putting outfits out for the morning.
