Huw Edwards was paid more than £475,000 by the BBC last year (Ian West/PA) Huw Edwards was paid more than £475,000 by the BBC last year before he resigned and left the corporation following the explicit photos furore. His resignation in April followed allegations that he paid a young person for sexually explicit photos. The veteran newsreader was paid between £475,000 and £479,999 for the year 2023/24 for 160 presenting days, BBC One news specials, election specials and other television programming, according to the BBC’s annual report.
This marked an increase from 2022/23, when he was paid between £435,000 and 439,999 for 180 days presenting on BBC One, as well as news specials. Huw Edwards resigned last year (Chris Jackson/PA) Edwards was absent from screens from when the story first broke in July 2023 until his exit in April 2024. He was suffering from serious mental health issues and received in-patient hospital care.
The BBC confirmed at the time of his departure that he had not received a pay-off and was leaving “on the basis of medical advice from his doctors”. He had long been a fixture in the coverage of major political and royal events, announcing Queen Elizabeth II’s death on the BBC and presenting coverage of her funeral. He also anchored the BBC’s broadcast of the King’s coronation last year.
He was the third highest-paid employee on the 2023/24 list, up from fourth last year, which was once again topped by Match Of The Day anchor Gary Lineker, w.