BBC star Melanie Sykes hits out at channel in swear-filled rant about ex-bosses amid Strictly scandal. The presenter slammed BBC bosses, saying they create bad programming to 'pat themselves on the back' and give themselves awards.
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] Melanie Sykes has spoken out amid the ongoing Gregg Wallace row and his sexual misconduct investigation.
In a new YouTube video posted on Sunday Melanie did not directly address the Gregg situation when she spoke but referred to certain recent media reports. 'There are times in my life when I just don't engage with the media narrative in any shape or form and there are periods when I do because I want to know what's happening...'
Gregg, 60, has stepped away from the BBC show after 13 people, including Newsnight host Kirsty Wark, accused him of 'wrong' and inappropriate 'sexualised' behaviour during filming Melanie is best known for the Boddingtons advert in the 1990s and as the co-host of Today with Des and Mel in the early 2000s.
In October Gregg vehemently denied that he had made inappropriate sexual comments towards women, declaring that he would never 'flirt with' or 'hit on' another woman and: 'I didn't say anything sexual'. While this year's MasterChef Christmas specials have been pulled from the TV schedule there is also discussion that the BBC will be removing historic shows featuring him due to the nature of the complaints.
The presenter has reportedly turned down crisis-publicity teams in the weeks after several women complained he had groped or harassed them. She went on: 'I really feel that he used his position of power to I believe intimidate and cause distress to a lot of people on set. 'Protective husband thought, 'I'm not going to stay silent I need to say something,' because he realised how upset I was at the time.'
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