Who is Eurovision commentator Scott Mills?

SCOTT Mills is a staple of our screens and radios.

He hosted Eurovision on home soil last year and he's set to return to the job for a second time for the 2024 competition.

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Who is Scott Mills?

Scott Mills is a radio presenter from Eastleigh, Hampshire.

He began his career at the age of 16 as a host of his local radio station Power FM.

He was given the graveyard slot (1am-6am) on the station and became the youngest permanent presenter on mainstream commercial radio.

Scott later went on to work at GWR FM Bristol, Piccadilly Key 103 in Manchester and Heart 106.2 in London before becoming a national radio star.

Scott joined Radio 1 in 1998 as a presenter for the early breakfast show between 4am-7am.

In July 2005 he shifted to an early-evening weekday slot while covering for Sara Cox who was on maternity leave.

Sara decided to not return so the slot became The Scott Mills' Show from 1pm-4pm, Monday to Friday.

When is Scott Mills commentating Eurovision 2024?

Scott is set to commentate Eurovision alongside Rylan Clark.

He will be there for the semi-finals which are on May 7 and May 9, 2024.

The finals will air on May 11, 2024.

Speaking ahead of the show, Scott said: "The Semi-Finals this year once again are on BBC One with Rylan and I providing the commentary, which is super exciting.

"You are going to get amazing voices, brilliant staging and some of the most ridiculous things you’ve ever seen all in one show."

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When did Scott Mills join BBC Radio 2?

It was announced on July 1, 2022 that Scott was set to join Radio 2.

His new show, which runs from 2-4pm, began on 31 October of that year.

The show replaced Steve Wright in the Afternoon which ended in September 2022.

When he announced he was leaving Radio 1, Scott said: "Time actually does fly when you’re having fun, and that’s certainly been the case over the past 24 years at my beloved Radio 1.

"The station I pretended to be on in my bedroom from the age of six.

";The station I told my mum I wanted to work at, but never in a million years thought I would."

What else has Scott Mills presented?

Scott has also appeared on a number of TV Shows.

From 2006-2007 he appeared as a reporter Paul Lang in the medical soap Casualty.

He has also been a contestant on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Supermarket Sweep, Mastermind and Most Haunted.

In 2009 Scott Mills: The Musical played for three nights at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.

In 2010 he did another fringe show The Bjorn Identity which was The Bourne Identity to the music of ABBA.

Who is Scott Mills dating?

Scott is engaged to partner Sam Vaughan.

The pair got engaged in 2021 after dating since 2017.

It's not yet known when the couple will be tying the knot but Scott revealed they would be getting married in Barcelona.