why did ant middleton leave sas

Ant Middleton left SAS: Who Dares Wins due to issues related to his "personal conduct." Specifically, he made controversial comments on social media in 2020, including a now-deleted tweet in which he described protestors from both the Black Lives Matter movement and the far-right English Defence League as "scum." This attracted significant backlash. Channel 4, the broadcaster of the show, held discussions with Middleton regarding his conduct and concluded that their views and values were not aligned, leading to the decision not to continue working with him. Middleton was officially axed from the show in 2021 after hosting it since its launch in 2015. Despite apologizing and clarifying that his use of the word "scum" targeted violent individuals rather than the movements themselves, the controversy resulted in his departure from the program. After leaving Channel 4's SAS, Middleton continued to work on the show in Australia and pursued other ventures, but his departure from the UK show was tied directly to these controversies and the broadcaster's stance.