Gary Lineker remains the BBC's highest paid star - earning more than £1.35 million according to the corporation's latest annual report - while Huw Edwards was paid more than £475,000 - an increase to his salary from the previous year despite his controversial exit from the channel. Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners.
You can check out at any time. More info Huw Edwards , who earned over £475,000 from the BBC last year, resigned and left the corporation amidst a scandal involving explicit photos. The newsreader stepped down in April following allegations that he had paid a young individual for sexually explicit images.
According to the BBC's annual report, Edwards was compensated between £475,000 and £479,999 for 160 presenting days during the 2023/24 year, which included BBC One news specials, election specials, and other television programming. This represented an increase from the previous year, 2022/23, when he received between £435,000 and £439,999 for 180 days of presenting on BBC One, as well as news specials. Edwards disappeared from our screens from July 2023, when the story first emerged, until his departure in April 2024.
He was dealing with severe mental health problems and was receiving in-patient hospital treatment. The BBC confirmed at the time of his exit that he did not receive a severance package and was leaving "on the basis of medical advice from his doctors". Edwards has been a mainst.