Disgraced BBC Information anchor Huw Edwards has been photographed trying very totally different, as he has been snapped sporting a white beard six months after he was final pictured

Disgraced former BBC Information anchor Huw Edwards has been pictured holding bottles of prosecco after reviews he is but to pay again his BBC wage.

Edwards, 64, emerged for the primary time in six months – trying very totally different with a brand new look. Edwards final 12 months pleaded responsible to 3 counts of creating indecent pictures of youngsters, and has not often been seen in public – and was final pictured puffing on a vape in February.

Six months on, the disgraced information anchor has been pictured sporting a really totally different look as he emerged with miniature bottles of prosecco in his hand on his birthday earlier this week. The previous BBC presenter was pictured sporting a brand new, brief white stubbly beard and glasses with a large black trim round as he stepped out.

Convicted intercourse offender Edwards wore a light-weight blue polo shirt, a darkish navy blue jacket with massive pockets and button up detailing and a pair of navy trousers and a black belt.

He sported a critical expression as he was pictured greedy on to 3 miniature bottles of fizz in addition to a baseball cap and a receipt.

The previous BBC Information presenter, who reported on big tales together with Queen Elizabeth’s demise earlier than his fall from grace, was additionally seen together with his wedding ceremony ring nonetheless firmly on – regardless of reviews final 12 months that his spouse Vicky Flind had filed for divorce.

Vicky and Edwards have been married for 30 years and shared 5 kids collectively. It was reported in October 2024, Vicky launched proceedings to finish their marriage and kicked him out of their house after Edwards put his spouse “by means of hell”.

Edwards was seen carrying the small bottles of fizz as he walked to his automobile in Swansea, Wales on his sixty fourth birthday.

Earlier this week it was reported Edwards has angered employees as Edwards nonetheless hasn’t paid again his £200,000 wage after requires him to take action. Bosses revealed final 12 months that they formally requested the disgraced BBC Information presenter to return the wages that he acquired after his arrest.

After Edwards’ arrest in 2023, the BBC continued to pay him till he resigned in 2024. The BBC insisted they have been demanding Edwards pay again his wage for that interval, however the Mirror understands that he nonetheless hasn’t paid a penny.

“Everyone seems to be raging about it — firstly at Huw, who’s a shame, secondly that gutless bosses appear unwilling or unable to do something about it,” a supply informed the Solar.

In a earlier assertion, the BBC stated: “Huw Edwards has not returned any cash paid to him by the BBC after his arrest, in respect of any of his work for both BBC public service or the BBC’s industrial operations.

“The BBC has requested for all the cash paid to Huw Edwards by the BBC for the interval November 2023 (arrest) and April 2024 (resignation) to be returned.”

The TV star suffered an enormous fall from grace in 2023 after reviews emerged {that a} high-profile, unnamed BBC presenter paid tens of hundreds of kilos for specific pictures. A mom claimed this went on from 2020, when their little one was 17, for 3 years, which funded their kid’s drug behavior. He was suspended from the BBC on the time.

Edwards was later named by his spouse Vicky in an announcement as she stated he had been “affected by critical psychological well being points” and was receiving in-patient care.

Later that 12 months, Edwards was arrested and his cellphone was seized throughout an unrelated investigation which revealed his participation in WhatApp exchanges with Alex Williams. He later pleaded responsible to creating indecent pictures of youngsters and was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, with a requirement to finish a intercourse offender programme.

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