Scott Mills has revealed the moment his dad, Pete, found out he was on The Masked Singer after he slated his performance.
The DJ, 51, stunned viewers during the Christmas Special of the competition as he was unmasked as Figgy Pudding – finishing runner-up.Â
Taking to his Instagram on Wednesday, the Radio 2 star shared a clip of his dad sitting on the sofa watching the show with Scott’s husband Sam Vaughan. His partner’s mother, Suzi, was also in the clip.
As his performance played, an unimpressed Pete quipped: ‘This one is awful,’ his dad quipped.
Suzi disagreed, saying: ‘He can sing. Sounds like Michael Ball, doesn’t he?’
Still convinced, she continued: Who is it? Michael Ball?
Scott Mills has revealed the moment his dad, Pete, found out he was on The Masked Singer after he slated his performance
The DJ, 51, stunned viewers during the Christmas Special of the competition as he was unmasked as Figgy Pudding – finishing runner-up
 ‘It wouldn’t be, would it? It sounds like him. It sounds like Michael, but wouldn’t be him, would it?’
Peter then questioned the casting and asked: ‘Not always singers are they? To which Sam clarified: ‘No, they’re rarely singers.’
Doubling down on her guess, Suzi said: ‘Yeah, that is him, that is Michael Ball, I reckon.’
Judge Maya Jama then guessed that it was Scott before the DJ unmasked himself and revealed his identity. Â
The family burst into laughter as a stunned Pete exclaimed: ‘ I can’t believe that.’
Earlier this year, Scott revealed he’s finally ‘financially secure’ feels like he’s ‘made it’ after landing Zoe Ball’s gig on BBC Radio 2.
The DJ took over hosting the highly esteemed breakfast show on from Zoe, 55, in January.
Speaking about his career, Scott told The Telegraph how he’s finally learned to say ‘no’ to work after years of missing sleep for various gigs.
Taking to his Instagram on Wednesday, the Radio 2 star shared a clip of his dad sitting on the sofa watching the show with Scott’s husband Sam Vaughan. His partner’s mother, Suzi, was also in the clip
As his performance played, an unimpressed Pete quipped: ‘This one is awful,’ his dad quipped
Judge Maya Jama then guessed that it was Scott before the DJ unmasked himself and revealed his identity, leaving Pete in shock
He said: ‘I still feel insecurity a little bit.
‘I also think that’s because I work in an industry where you don’t signup thinking this is a job for life. Contracts can end, radio stations get taken over, and then they decide “we don’t have a lot for you”. That’s happened to a lot of people I know.
‘Through my 20s, 30s and even 40s, if I was offered work, I’d take it, sometimes at a risk to my health.
‘I was working way too much, because my mindset was that you don’t know when it might end.’
Scott continued: ‘There was one freshers’ week where my schedule for playing in student unions was: Monday: Aberdeen, Tuesday: Glasgow, Wednesday: Edinburgh.
‘I would do my show in London, fly to Scotland, do the gig around midnight, stay over with four hours sleep, fly back, do the show in London, repeat.
‘I took every opportunity for 20 years and actually, I don’t really want to any more. I enjoyed it, but life is different now.’
After a career spanning three decades, Scott now finally believes he’s ‘made it’, following his promotion by BBC bosses in January.
It comes after Scott revealed he’s finally ‘financially secure’ feels like he’s ‘made it’ after landing Zoe Ball ‘s gig on BBC Radio 2
He said: ‘For the first time, I really do believe in myself.
‘It’s like, “you have to look at the facts. They’ve put you on the breakfast show, you must be doing something right”.’
Scott was previously reported to be taking a small pay rise for presenting the show, earning approximately £450,000 a year which is far below Zoe’s £950,000.
The dramatic pay difference comes as BBC bosses are under ‘enormous pressure’ to cut back on costs.
Scott defended his salary and said he had been ‘playing the long game’ his whole life to reach this point.
