Former The One Show star on loosing 'everything' after marriage split and BBC axe
Former England footballer Jermaine Jenas was sacked by the BBC with immediate effect last year after he sent explicit messages to colleagues.
Jermaine Jenas, known for co-hosting The One Show with Alex Jones, found himself in the spotlight last year following his sudden dismissal due to inappropriate conduct.
The ex-England footballer, aged 42, revisited the controversy that also saw him ousted from his role on Match of The Day, a situation which precipitated the end of his 14-year marriage to Ellie, with the couple announcing their separation in March.
Following allegations about sending explicit messages to colleagues, Jermaine faced additional career repercussions including being dropped by his representation agency.
He has since reflected on the scandal and admits that he initially mishandled the fallout.
Former The One Show star on loosing 'everything' after marriage split and BBC axe
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In a frank discussion on the Let Me Tell You Something podcast, hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan and professional boxer Derek Chisora, he confessed: "I broke a vow.
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"I feel my level of punishment was up there. I had to take it and have some broad shoulders and handle it, and I feel like I did that."
Jermaine drew parallels between the texts he sent and the erotically charged narratives akin to those of Jamie Dornan's Fifty Shades film series, reports the Express.
Jermaine Jenas spoke candidly about being sacked by the BBC last year
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He described his sexting scenario as follows: "It was Christian Grey in text messages, put it that way. It was sexting, as simple as that, but it was initiated to me, and then I responded."
The 42-year-old clarified the context of the exchanges, asserting: "It wasn't just me going out of my way, and it definitely 100% wasn't, 'If you do this, I will help you in your work.'There was no power element to it going on."
Jermaine candidly discussed his marriage struggles with Ellie Penfold, acknowledging they faced issues even before the sexting scandal emerged.
Jermaine Jenas and his wife Ellie Penfold announced their separation
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"There's a lot of stuff with me and Ellie where we weren't in the best place ourselves," he admitted.
He also spoke on their challenges, adding: "And things were just spiralling a little bit. In no way is that blame. I'm fully accepting responsibility."
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Reflecting on the consequences, the former BBC star expressed: "I dealt with it wrong and got heavily punished for it by losing pretty much everything that I had at that time."
Having bounced back, Jenas is now with talkSPORT and shared at the start of the year his aspirations to better himself, stating, he would be a "better person".
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