BBC bosses remain adamant they made the right decision in sacking The One Show host Jermain Jenas as he admits he is ‘ashamed’ by what he has done and insists it was ‘nothing illegal’

BBC chiefs insist Jermaine Jenas will struggle to refute his sacking as he is “ashamed” by text scandal.

The corporation say their evidence of allegations that led to him being sacked from The One Show and Match of the Day is strong. One BBC insider close to the internal probe said: “He really doesn’t have a leg to stand on. He has done some things that are incompatible with our values and what we think is appropriate in the workplace. It’s a clear abuse of power and there’s no room here for anything of that nature.

“This is not just a flirty text which might get you a b*****king, he was completely over the line and we have absolute evidence of that.” Sources said Jenas is not expected to claim he has been unfairly dismissed, despite his ­insistence there are “two sides to every story”. Jenas has since broken his silence on the claims insisted he has done nothing illegal but apologised if he made the women he had message feel uncomfortable.

The BBC are adamant they have proof Jermaine Jenas acted inappropriately with a junior member of staff
“I am ashamed, and I am deeply sorry. I have let myself down, my family, friends and colleagues down, and I owe everyone an apology — especially the women with whom I was messaging. I am so, so sorry. I am sorry for what I have put them through.” He said he was “not proud” of what he wrote and “considers it cheating although nothing physical happened.”

The former footballer player said he was now trying to claw back his relationship with his wife Ellie, who he married in 2011. He said they have “not really spoken” since the news broke and that Ellie is “absolutely raging”. Jenas admitted he isn’t sure if she would forgive him and that he has turned to therapy to “address his issues of self-sabotage”.

He went on to praise Ellie, who he shares three children with, for being an “amazing mother”. The presenter said her main focus is “just about the children” as they are now “trapped in the house” during their summer holidays. Jenas insisted he’s “apologised to all of them” and added: “My wife is solid and she’s amazing. She is kind. She just needs some time.”

Jermaine also revealed he attended couples therapy with his wife Ellie after having a series of explosive rows in an interview with the Sun. It seems the couple have had tension for a while as Jermaine revealed their struggles last year. He admitted spending time working on The Own Show was hard for their marriage as he would socialise with his colleagues while Ellie stayed at home. “It was all glitzy, but for my wife, it was like nappies, milk,” he said.

Jenas was seen arriving home with his wedding ring firmly on ( Image: w8media)
“I am a very hands-on dad and I’m always trying to help but, still, she wasn’t getting that fulfilment in her own life.” He revealed the couple decided to seek help and said: “It was for marriage stuff really. We’ve done some work together in the past. But that’s my wife’s business, if I’m totally honest with you.”

Jenas added that relationships “take work”. The couple share daughters Geneva, 11, and Olivia, eight, and a two-year-old son Jacob. The former footballer admitted he isn’t sure if Ellie would forgive him following the text scandal and that he has turned to therapy to “address his issues of self-sabotage”.

The presenter said her main focus is “just about the children” and he insisted he’s “apologised to all of them”. He added: “My wife is solid and she’s amazing. She is kind. She just needs some time.”

The 41-year-old allegedly sent “suggestive” texts to staff on The One Show. Those who have seen the messages, believed to have been sent by the former Spurs ­footballer to at least one runner on WhatsApp, said they were ­“horrified” by the content. Dad-of-four Jenas was yesterday seen wearing his diamond encrusted wedding ring. He did not say a word when he came and went from his home in North London yesterday in a black Audi.

The BBC insider also claimed it spoke volumes that Jenas was dropped by his agents, M&C Saatchi Merlin, at the same time his was sacked from the TV shows. Staff at the BBC have been left in shock at the development as a source told the Mirror: “It was brutally short and to the point. It felt like there was no messing around.”

They added: “The staff WhatsApps were suddenly abuzz with what was going on. There have been whispers that something was afoot but bosses had kept the investigation close to their chest. It’s a very sensitive landscape at the BBC at the moment with the various scandals that have beset it of late. Any hint of workplace misconduct and they needed to come down on like a ton of bricks.”

Corporation chiefs came under fire over the scandal surrounding Huw Edwards, amid claims they dragged their feet over dismissing the newsreader after he was accused of having indecent images of children.

He has since pleaded guilty to the charges and the BBC are demanding the £200,000 in salary back he was paid between being suspended and when he quit. The unsolicited texts allegedly sent by Jenas, described as ­“suggestive”, are said to have come to light “very recently” and once reported, the BBC acted quickly.

Jermaine Jenas was sacked from The One Show and Match Of The Day after allegedly sending suggestive messages ( Image: elliejenas/Instagram)

The BBC are adamant they have proof Jermaine Jenas acted inappropriately with a junior member of staffThe insider said: “The matter was raised very recently. We looked at it, we talked about it… and we said goodbye.” The allegations are not expected to become a police matter.

The BBC has also been mired in claims of abuse and bad behaviour on Strictly Come Dancing where professional dancers Giovanni Pernice and Graziano di Prima both left. But another source said it was unfair to suggest that it fell to the BBC, or any other boss, to be ­responsible for every aspect of their staff’s lives.

The source added: “When people do these things, it’s not our fault. In this case, behaviour has been deemed unacceptable and the BBC has acted swiftly to get rid of him [Jenas].”

Jenas joined Match of the Day a decade ago. He started co-presenting on The One Show in 2020. He has been married to Ellie for 13 years and has three children with her. He also has a 16-year-old daughter with a previous partner who lives in the US with her mother.

Flashback to when BBC Presenter Jermaine Jenas got busted on a BBC show inexplicably sexting a BBC One Show employee
He was on air for talkSPORT radio when news of his sacking from the BBC broke on Thursday. The station said: “There are no plans for Jermaine to broadcast as a presenter on ­talkSPORT in the ­immediate future.”

Jenas told talkSPORT News after his sacking: “As you can probably see, I am not happy about it. “But, as it stands, I’m going to have to let the lawyers deal with it. You know, there’s two sides to every story, as we know. So that’s all I can say right now.”

The timing of his departure is particularly awkward for the BBC as it coincides with the 60th anniversary of its flagship sports programme Match of the Day. Jenas had been considered as a possible successor to host Gary Lineker, 63.

A giant poster featuring the axed star alongside other BBC colleagues, including Lineker, Alan Shearer and Alex Scott, has been removed from the front of the ­corporation’s sports headquarters at Media City in Salford, Gtr Manchester.

The BBC star has been axed by bosses ( Image: BBC)

Staff were officially informed about his sacking in an email from head of sport Alex ­Kay-Jelski on Thursday. She told them starkly: “Hello all, I wanted to let you know that Jermaine Jenas is no longer working with the BBC.”

Jenas lives with Ellie and their ­children in a £7million house in ­Hertfordshire. The former model was said to be “standing by” him. Content officer Charlotte Moore was on stage at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday defending the BBC. She said: “We will not tolerate bad behaviour, racism, intolerance, ­prejudice, bullying or harassment.”

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Source: CNN