Presenter Jermaine Jenas, 41, was fired this week, with the BBC confirming that Jenas is 'no longer part of our presenting line-up'.
The news of Jermaine Jenas 's 'inappropriate' text messages spread around his colleagues via 'rumours' before the BBC suddenly sacked him, an insider has claimed.
'It all came as a massive shock but his colleagues have now been told the news and he won't be back,' they said.'There were rumours going around about text messages to members of staff so the evidence was there and the BBC knew that they couldn't do anything else but terminate his employment. He was sacked very quickly; it's a sorry state of affairs.
'It must have really caught them on the hop for such an announcement to have the been sent from a mobile phone,' one member of BBC staff said.He is understood to be employed on a freelance basis but the Mail can reveal that bosses there were last night asking around for information on the behaviour that saw him sacked by the BBC.
In an uncomfortable interview this evening, Jenas refused to answer the questions put to him and demanded the recording was stopped. Read More Moment BBC News announces presenter Jermaine Jenas has been fired for 'inappropriate behaviour' Jenas replied: 'I can't talk about it right now.' 'I can tell you I'm not happy - there are two sides to every story - and I'm going to be speaking with my lawyers on the issue.'
The ex-Premier League star even appeared laughing while hosting talkSPORT Drive's live show at 4pm today, just minutes after it emerged he had been sacked from the BBC. The One Show host, pictured with wife Ellie Penfold at Wimbledon this year, has been accused for inappropriate behavior It's understood the complaints related to his 'workplace conduct' and that the issues were raised with the broadcaster a few weeks ago, and it took action.
He has also been mooted as a replacement for Gary Lineker on Match of the Day amid rumours that he is to leave in the near future. Sources at the BBC say the 41-year-old will no longer host its evening show - pictured with co-host Alex JonesA giant mural featuring Jenas alongside BBC Sport colleagues Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Alex Scott
Jenas has even rubbed shoulders with royalty. He is pictured alongside his wife, Ellie, as the met Prince Edward, the Duke of EdinburghThey have two daughters, Geneva and Olivia, plus baby son Jacob, together while Jenas has an older daughter from a previous relationship who lives in the United States with her mother.
The ex-footballer made his first team debut for Nottingham Forest aged 17 and earned a big-money move to Newcastle United in 2002 where he was named PFA Young Player of the Year award in his first full season. Presenters Jermaine Jenas and Alex Jones with Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens, Bradley McIntosh and Jo O'Meara, of S Club 7 and actor Neil McDermott during filming for The One Show
Speaking to The Sun in 2021, Jenas admitted he would love to one day front the iconic football show, which fellow ex-Spurs star Lineker has hosted since 1999. In a conversation with the Belfast Telegraph, Jenas couldn't help but sing praises of his wife: 'She's been a rock keeping the family going through tough times.'
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