The morning after Celebrity Traitors aired on BBC One, the Scott Mills Breakfast Show descended into glorious chaos.
“If I were in that castle, I’d be wet. Just drenched.” – Scott Mills
“Charlotte Church in that white dress digging? Iconic already.” – Tina Daheley
“What in the potatoes is going on there?” – Listener voice note
Traitors fever grips the breakfast show
The morning after Celebrity Traitors aired on BBC One, the Scott Mills Breakfast Show descended into glorious chaos. Scott, Tina Daheley and Ellie started the show half-delirious, half-obsessed — replaying their WhatsApp voice notes from the night before and trying to make sense of the castle madness.
Scott admitted he “didn’t make it to the end” of the episode, prompting immediate outrage from Tina: “You went quiet on the chat and I thought, I bet he’s fallen asleep.” The debate spiralled into confessions about snacks, power cuts and heatless curlers as the team shared their viewing rituals. Ellie revealed she’d watched in full glam, only to end up “looking more haggard than the traitors.”
Listeners quickly joined the hysteria. Dozens texted in, describing where they watched and who they were already backing. One listener messaged: “Celia Imrie is mother. That’s it, that’s the post.” Another said they were “eating by candlelight during a power cut — very on theme.” Becca from Haywards Heath described pacing her hallway with a towel over her head, “a budget Alan Carr ghost.”
Alan Carr himself became a major talking point, after his gleeful sweat-soaked antics during the show. Scott declared: “As a fellow sweater, I respect it. He’s a damp icon.” Tina agreed: “I’d be dabbing my forehead every five minutes if I were in that castle.” A spontaneous poll of “Britain’s Dampest Celebs” crowned Alan, Scott and Ant McPartlin the podium trio.
By the end of the segment, one listener summed it up perfectly: “Forget the castle — the real Traitors drama is in your WhatsApp group.”
The voice-note frenzy
Tina played the incriminating audio from their group chat, confessing she’d mis-timed the start: “It’s on at nine, not eight — which is far too late for me.” Scott teased her for “bedtime entitlement” while Ellie revealed she’d been wearing “heatless curlers” that left her hair “giving more haggard than model.”
Listeners loved the unfiltered chaos. Dozens sent in their own Traitors reviews, from “Celia Imrie for the win!” to “I was eating by candlelight during a power cut — very on theme.” Becca from Haywards Heath described pacing her corridor with a towel over her head like “a budget Alan Carr ghost.”
Alan Carr and the art of perspiration
Scott confessed he related most to Alan Carr: “As a fellow sweater. I’m a sweaty fox, and so is Alan.” He recalled once meeting him in Las Vegas and bonding over shared humidity: “He was matching my levels of sweatiness — it was glorious.” Tina admitted she’d be “dabbing her forehead every five minutes if I were in that castle.”
The conversation somehow spiralled into favourite deodorants, fan recommendations, and an impromptu ranking of “Britain’s dampest celebs,” with Alan, Scott and Ant McPartlin taking the podium.
Good Morning Minute – from beer festivals to mice at dawn
The daily shout-out sprint featured:
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David and Justin, heading to the Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival.
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Helen in Cheddar, touring a cider brewery.
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Lauren in Norwich, off to New York for her dad’s 70th.
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Janet in Cheshire, chasing a mouse out of the house at 5 am.
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Jenny and Izzy, doing the “Dougie Dance” before school.
Scott quipped: “So far, that’s more energy than the whole of the castle combined.”
Pause for Thought – a blessing on wheels
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, joined for a heart-warming Pause for Thought, recalling how he once blessed a bus in Dewsbury that had been turned into a mobile chapel. Scott adored the story: “Only on Radio 2 would we go from Alan Carr sweating to a holy bus in Yorkshire.”
Cottrell linked it to connection and community, even giving a nod to Sara Cox’s upcoming Great Northern Marathon Challenge, comparing her to an ancient pilgrim with grit and humour.
Nostalgia, news buzz and big hands
The second hour veered delightfully sideways:
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Scott’s over-the-top handwriting on The Weakest Link drew a listener call-in branding his hands “massive – like Shakespeare with a quill.”
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A full debate erupted over Super Thursday book releases, with Scott lamenting partner Sam’s £1 charity-shop book hoard: “Help! I married a bookworm.”
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Tina’s news bulletin accidentally buzzed thanks to her iPad, prompting on-air chaos: “We’ve identified the culprit — it was the iPad near the mic!”
Elder vs Millennial mayhem
The generational quiz was back, with 22-year-old Holly from Hereford learning about Elton John’s Candle in the Wind, Robin Williams’ Mork and Mindy, and the late comic Norman Collier, whose broken-mic gag sent half the country into hysterics. Even the production team lost it. Scott’s attempt at recreating the act was “so bad it circled back to funny,” and Holly dubbed it “impressive for a man of his era.”
Birthday spin and blue nostalgia
The show closed with Dawn from Newcastle, turning 53 and celebrating with her dogs Winky Dinky and Scooby on a Norfolk beach. After missing four Bryan Adams gigs due to surgery, she landed Blue (Da Ba Dee) on the birthday spinner — fitting, given her blue car and blue sky. Scott promised to send a birthday card “with my face on it,” and played the track in full.
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