Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter!

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I'm actually shocked.

Exactly. Innocent until proven guilty

That's all the BBC's flagship coverage from the last year (jubilee, Queen's death and funeral, coronation) down the bog then. I think they didn't do anything about it in May because he was lined up for the coronation.

I would have expected her statement to contain a denial at least.

I am just SO disappointed in him, sleazy is not a word I would have associated with him although I still don't think it's any worse than only fans

Do you know what makes me laugh? This site is notorious for its poster arguing that 25 year olds still have developing brains and need mollycoddling. Not this 17 year old though. Also, sex workers are vulnerable and always coerced into it in some way. Not this 17 year old drug addict though. Just another tale of women rushing to defend and excuse a bloke caught doing something awful.

Exactly what I thought, but the stress and consequences of it being revealed must have been immense, despite bringing it on himself.
I’m more surprised that he’s married with children, he always came across as a gay man.

I doubt that very much

he told me the Queen had died, and if I remember correctly, also Diana

You know him personally?

I hope she LTB.

@pillsthrillsandbellyache yep different rules for different folks

The vultures have landed, I see.

What he has done is terrible and he can't keep his job. But everyone should back off and let him, the BBC, Huw's family and the families of the young people concerned get on with what they need to do,

A 60 year old man paying for photos from an 18 year old may not be illegal and the person may not be vulnerable but its still creepy isn't it and just a bit disgusting.

Ha … no, I just like to see the facts before jumping to a spectacular conclusion.

I’m not the one believing what’s printed in the lying rag The Sun … you are.

That was widely predicted though wasn't it.

He's in hospital so maybe actually true!

Well I wasn’t aware, but I don’t look on Tatler and Twitter and wasn’t digging through the darkest corners of the internet to find out. My sincere apologies for that. 🙄

im shocked and surprised. I’m not going to use his my issues as an excuse but with that in mind it will be hard for him to come back from.

…and your proof he is a drug addict is ????

H's already resigned - presumably back at the point when his Twitter profile was changed to remove mention of the BBC.

Yup, it's creepy and a bit grim. It's also pretty much par for the course for OF - not sure who people think goes on there but it tends to be men, often older, paying to see photos of pretty young things. All a bit seedy. Not illegal.

Where's the evidence that he paid anybody...oh look there isn't any, but The Sun said he did so it must be true right?

Btw his mental health issues are longstanding and well documented. It’s not something new being trotted out as a result of the recent publicity.

I’m not shocked I was unfortunate enough to be sent the photo on WhatsApp of him with his arse out and pants round his ankles.