A journalist has shared the "strange and flirty" messages he once received from former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards. Edwards, who pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children , was one of the BBC's highest-profile and highest-paid presenters. This week Westminster Magistrates Court heard that he was involved in an online chat with convicted paedophile Alex Williams on WhatsApp between December 2020 and August 2021, who sent him 377 sexual images, of which 41 were indecent images of children.
The bulk of these, 36, were sent during a two-month period. Edwards faces charges of seven Category A, the worst category, 12 Category B, and 22 Category C indecent images of children. The Express' assistant politics editor Sam Stevenson has now shared his experience of a message exchange with Edwards.
Sam has shared that when he first started his journalism career four years ago, he was keen to make contacts and keep up-to-date with the rolling news cycle. His first port of call was to follow as many "leading industry figures" as he could on Twitter, now X. He said he wanted to follow those he "respected" and "hoped to one day emulate".
Sam has claimed that within minutes of following Edwards, he was followed back "much to his delight". He stated that he "couldn't have been more thrilled" to have "perhaps the most famous news anchor in Britain" acknowledge him. Edwards is said to have sent Sam a message just "seconds later".
It read: "Latecomers are welcome, Sam.