Scott Mills previously said he should have been fired for presenting his Radio 1 show while drunk, before his shock sacking by the BBC.
The presenter, 53, was fired by the BBC on Monday over allegations about his “personal conduct”.
Though the BBC did not provide further detail, The Mirror then claimed that the sacking relates to a “historic male relationship from more than ten years ago”.
In an unearthed interview with Now magazine, reported by MailOnline, Mills discussed his difficult relationship with alcohol after one of his first serious boyfriends died following a drug overdose in 2001.
Speaking about his ex’s passing, he said: “I was 26 and we spent every minute together... It was truly awful. I'd been to the Brits. After my Radio 1 show, the police were waiting for me. They told me he'd died. I couldn't process it.”
“As it dawned on me, it got worse and worse and worse,” he added. “I started smoking that day and I haven't stopped since.”
He then explained how his grief whilst presenting Radio 1’s early morning show saw him turn to alcohol, saying he'd “wake up at 2.30am, do the show, come home and go back to sleep”.
“Then I'd wake up in the evening and drink two bottles of wine or a bottle of spirits in front of the TV. It was a way to escape,” he added.
Mills then said he ended up going on air drunk, as he admitted: “That could have been a massive f***-up for me. Even I would've sacked me.
“But thank God for Radio 1 – they knew about Mitch and why I was having a bad time. It was a proper wake-up call.”
In 2003, Mills later admitted to going on air drunk for his early morning slot after the Brit Awards, though he later said he was “very lucky to walk away with my job, but it did teach me a lesson and I've not done anything like that since”.
According to The Mirror, Mills was pulled from air last week while the BBC assessed the situation and was informed over the weekend that his contract had been terminated.
Confirming his departure, the BBC said in a statement: “While we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted and has left the BBC.”
The BBC has yet to confirm who will take over permanently presenting Mills’ radio show, and it is understood that interim hosting arrangements could be put in place while a long-term successor is decided.
