Rylan Clark denies he is BBC presenter who allegedly paid teen for explicit pictures

Jeremy Vine has agreed a financial settlement with a Twitter user who falsely identified him as the BBC presenter at the centre of the Huw Edwards furore.

Last week, news broke in UK media outlets about a BBC broadcaster who allegedly paid £35,000 to a 17-year-old for sexually explicit photos. The scandal, which was first reported

K.J. Yossman The BBC staffer accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs has been named as Huw Edwards, one of the network’s top anchors. The equivalent of NBC’s Brian Williams (before he was fired for embellishing an Iraq war story), Edwards is one of the most senior on-air figures at the corporation and was the anchor chosen to break news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death to the world last September. He is the fourth highest paid figure at the BBC. Edwards’ wife, Vicky Flind, issued a statement on the anchor’s behalf saying Edwards is suffering “serious mental health issues” and has been hospitalized. “As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years,” she said. “The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters.”

Huw Edwards has been named as the BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.

Jeremy Vine has urged the unnamed presenter at the heart of the BBC scandal 'to come forward', saying 'the longer he leaves it the worse it will be for him'.

Rylan Clark has delighted fans as he confirmed 'we're back' with a sweet selfie. The BBC Radio 2 host has been busy jet-setting around Italy in recent weeks filming for his new BBC series, after leaving Greece where he worked on another upcoming project.

Jeremy Vine and Piers Morgan are among the high profile figures who have called for the unnamed presenter at the heart of the BBC scandal to come forward publicly for the good of his colleagues at the corporation.

Media law experts have explained why there have been no reports identifying the suspended BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for explicit pictures.

The BBC presenter suspended for allegedly paying a teenager for explicit images is said to have made panicked phone calls to the young person last week as The Sun reported on the claims.

A BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager £5,000 for sexually explicit images reportedly called the person's mother twice asking them to stop a probe into their behaviour.

The mum of a teenager who allegedly sent nude photos to a well-known BBC star says she "instantly recognised" the presenter when shown a screenshot of a video call he held with the youngster.

Rylan Clark has been flooded with compliments from fans as he posted a new snap from his travels. The BBC Radio 2 host has recently been galavanting around Italy as he films a new BBC series alongside fellow TV star Robert Rinder.

A top BBC presenter has been suspended amid allegations he paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for explicit images.

A BBC host at the centre of sexual allegations partied with bosses at an awards event after the claims were made, according to the Mirror.

Scots broadcaster Nicky Campbell has hit out at a twisted troll who claims the telly veteran is the BBC star accused of paying cash to a teenager in exchange for explicit photos.

Piers Morgan has stated that the recent claims about an unnamed BBC star will be a "scandal that will rock Britain". It follows recent headlines that a presenter at the broadcaster is facing an investigation after they allegedly paid a teen for sexually explicit images.

Jeremy Vine has hit back at claims he could be the unnamed BBC star who allegedly paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit pictures.

BBC stars Jeremy Vine and Rylan Clark have been forced to deny that they are the high-profile presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexual images.

Rylan Clark has continued to share updates from his working trip to Italy with his 'new man' Robert Rinder. The pair have been delighting their fans with messages and social media snaps as they continued to film their new BBC travel series.

The BBC has said it is taking “very seriously” allegations that one of its top presenters paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexual images.