[reddjames]

....that scott mills pretends to be straight? i just wish he would be himself and stop deceiving the listeners.

the other morning a hairdreser sent in a text saying she thinks she saw scott with his wife and kids. it was obviously mistaken identity which scott admitted to but in his response he leaves little lying hints that he's straight. the crew smirk knowing the truth about scott but he fails to be honest.

i don't know why he just doesn't admit he's gay and then get on with his job. i'm sure he would be a lot happier once he's more open.

it's widely known within the bbc and all you have to do is google '"scott mills" +gay' to find out for yourself.

chris has even mentioned it but he said it cryptically.

apart from that i think he's alright but i don't enjoy his show much and chappers is very weak comedically, but becky is so so much better than that awful laura and her ridiculous and embarrassing gushing over celeb guests.

[dimtimjim]

apart from that i think he's alright

Hmmmmm........ possible phobic here!!

I always used to think it was PC-ness requested of him by the Beeb, but times have changed and admiting to being gay isn't the sackable offence it was a few years ago, take the advertising of Aled as an example.....

I dunno why he does it, part of me thinks he may be slightly ashamed, which he shouldn't be, but we can't comment on his familys perspecive. Maybe Scott's old nan listens to his show every day, but has been 'protected' from knowing everything about him....?

I dunno.......

[MK Chris]

admiting to being gay isn't the sackable offence it was a few years ago

I'm not having a go, I genuinely don't know.. when was admitting to being gay a sackable offence? I just can't imagine it ever was.

[dimtimjim]

when was admitting to being gay a sackable offence? I just can't imagine it ever was.

Alright, not in the literal sense of the term.....!!!!

[MK Chris]

OK, in what sense of the term were you meaning?

[reddjames]

apart from that i think he's alright

Hmmmmm........ possible phobic here!!

ah yes i can see how that may have looked - you have a sharp eye. i'm sorry, i didn't mean for it to sound like that, i should have been more careful with my wording. for the record, i'm not phobic, my wife calls me buddha because of the way i try and defend every man and animal - not for my appearance.

in my comment where i say, 'apart from that', i'm refering to his dishonesty, not his sexual preference.

[dimtimjim]

I know.... was only pulling one's pi$$er....!!!

And Topher, you know gosh-darn well what I mean!!!

Again, pointing out I have no problem with peoples choices in life, admiting to being gay was, until a few years ago, not the most PC of admissions...

[MK Chris]

And Topher, you know gosh-darn well what I mean!!!

Again, pointing out I have no problem with peoples choices in life, admiting to being gay was, until a few years ago, not the most PC of admissions...

Quite how 'not the most PC of admissions' equates to being a 'sackable offence' is beyond me, but I'm sure it makes sense to you.

[Yudster]

....that scott mills pretends to be straight? i just wish he would be himself and stop deceiving the listeners.

Scott Mills publicly outed himself shortly after joining Radio 1 in a massive interview for a broadsheet daily newspaper (yes, a proper one). One of his reasons for doing this was that although he had always been open about his sexuality in hos life and also with BBC bosses when he joined, he didn't want there to be any pointless speculation when he started to become better known.

Goodness knows I am no fan of Mills but to accuse him of deceiving the listeners on this subject is ridiculous.

[reddjames]

....that scott mills pretends to be straight? i just wish he would be himself and stop deceiving the listeners.

Scott Mills publicly outed himself shortly after joining Radio 1 in a massive interview for a broadsheet daily newspaper (yes, a proper one). One of his reasons for doing this was that although he had always been open about his sexuality in hos life and also with BBC bosses when he joined, he didn't want there to be any pointless speculation when he started to become better known.

Goodness knows I am no fan of Mills but to accuse him of deceiving the listeners on this subject is ridiculous.

i'm hardly being ridiculous. i'm well aware that he has at some point told people/the public he's gay, but he deceives people by constantly insinuating he's straight. for example, when a scenario crops up where the subject or story is refering to him and women, he tends to imply he's a man about town and heterosexual. he never ever nips it in the bud and responds with, that's not possible because i'm gay.

if you listen to his shows you soon get the overall impression that he likes people to think he's straight.

surely you can see this and understand what i'm refering to.

[MK Chris]

I remember once a woman texting in and saying she'd love to take him out to dinner or something, to which he responded 'well you've clearly not done your research', or similar.

[Yudster]

............ he never ever nips it in the bud and responds with, that's not possible because i'm gay.

if you listen to his shows you soon get the overall impression that he likes people to think he's straight.

surely you can see this and understand what i'm refering to.

Absolutely - but you are taking it all far too seriously. He is doing a radio show - and he is taking the piss. He is poking fun at people who are too stupid to realise he is gay by playing up to them.

Surely you can see this and understanding who he is talking to? *Points*

[reddjames]

............ he never ever nips it in the bud and responds with, that's not possible because i'm gay.

if you listen to his shows you soon get the overall impression that he likes people to think he's straight.

surely you can see this and understand what i'm refering to.

Absolutely - but you are taking it all far too seriously. He is doing a radio show - and he is taking the piss. He is poking fun at people who are too stupid to realise he is gay by playing up to them.

Surely you can see this and understanding who he is talking to? *Points*

well, yes if i think about it i can see he is poking fun at people who don't know the truth. despite this it's still very obvious that he would rather people think he's straight.

to me it seems as though he feels he's done enough in terms of letting people know he's gay, but from now on let those that don't know, think i'm straight.

you're probably right, maybe i am taking it too seriously. still annoys me though - can't help it. does it all really matter? - no it doesn't. for some reason i just felt compelled to say something.

[MK Chris]

despite this it's still very obvious that he would rather people think he's straight.

I don't think he would.

[tina11]

I agree with Yudster's and Topher's last points.

The sexual orientation of a radio presenter is totally irrelevant to me. I don't listen to Mills to hear about his private life, I simply enjoy his sense of humour.

Whilst Chris chooses to be openly and pretty vocally heterosexual on occasion, Scott has simply decided he doesn't feel the need to camp it up a la Graham Norton. I don't have any problem with this. They are both excellent DJs in their own right.

[Vivienne]

....that scott mills pretends to be straight? i just wish he would be himself and stop deceiving the listeners..

Perhaps, as I do, he thinks it's simply none of your business.

[reddjames]

i'm fairly certain it has nothing to do, 'it's none of my business'. i guess some people just aren't that comfortable with being too open. they need to hold back for some reason and not be forthcoming with the truth.

i'm sure a majority of people if mistaken for being gay quickly refute that, they don't allow the misperception to continue.

[Vivienne]

i'm fairly certain it has nothing to do, 'it's none of my business'. i guess some people just aren't that comfortable with being too open. .

Perhaps. He could be afraid of the people out there who absolutely hate people who aren't straight. In today's World, I think a person such as him is very wise to be cautious.

[SAV1OUR]

Just skipped to the end of Mills this morning to err..wave him off, and there was this Ofcom statement at the beginning of Whiley's show - a 75k fine for faking competition winners, (from 2006) owch.

[Yudster]

despite this it's still very obvious that he would rather people think he's straight.

I don't think he would.

He has never indicated in any way that he would rather that people think he is straight. His "act" is a gay man talking to thick people - he wouldn't be able to do that if people thought he was straight. The act clearly works though.

[rustybike]

............ he never ever nips it in the bud and responds with, that's not possible because i'm gay.

if you listen to his shows you soon get the overall impression that he likes people to think he's straight.

surely you can see this and understand what i'm refering to.

Absolutely - but you are taking it all far too seriously. He is doing a radio show - and he is taking the piss. He is poking fun at people who are too stupid to realise he is gay by playing up to them.

Surely you can see this and understanding who he is talking to? *Points*

Agreed.

Besides, I don't really think it's necessary to turn the big "I'M GAY" light on or correct people with the line "I'm sorry, I'm gay" everytime someone mentions going out with women - it'll become a little tedious. As Yuds said, people should know he's gay by now and if they don't then tough, and so what if they don't know? People are hardly going to do him for false advertising. Does it really make a difference whether he's gay or not? I couldn't care less. It's a radio show, if people are that idiotic to turn off a radio show because the guy talking is gay then they are complete morons.

[Vivienne]

I don't mind whether the guy is gay or not, but unfortunately, there are many clowns out there who will do so (even in this day and age). That's why I personally think he is being cautious.

[Yudster]

But he isn't being cautious, he's being sarcastic!

[English Bob]

They are merely joking around! Hell if you listen to Moyles, he jokes about being gay sometimes, asking Aled out for dinner and things like that

I'm sure I've heard Aled doing a similar gag to what Scott does too, it's just funny to flip their orientations around! Imagine Aled on a date with a girl! The boobs would cause him a problem for starters, considering his dislike for em

[Vivienne]

Joking around, yep!! But ultimately, the fact Scott won't say anything either way tells me:

1. Need for privacy.
2. Being careful.

Aled on a date with a female would be absolutely hilarious!!