Huw Edwards was paid more than £475,000 (€565,000) 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 pictures. Advertisement 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. Photo: Chris Jackson/PA.
Advertisement Edwards was absent from screens from when the story first broke in July 2023 until his exit in April 2024. He remained on the payroll while suspended, which is normal BBC policy, and was suffering from serious mental health issues and received in-patient hospital care. Advertisement 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. Advertisement He also anchored the BBC’s broadcast of the King’s coronation last year. BBC director-general Tim Davie defended Edwards’ £40,000 pay rise, saying: “.