Jermaine Jenas is in a lot of pain following his sexting scandal, according to a body language expert. The former footballer, 41, has admitted to sending inappropriate texts to women at the BBC while working on The One Show, saying he has "let myself down'" as it emerged his relationship with his wife Ellie, is at breaking point after the pundit's axe from the corporation. Jermaine lifted the lid on his deceit in a candid video in which he says sorry to his family and his colleagues, explaining he "owes everyone an apology".
However, he insists: “I did nothing illegal. These were inappropriate messages between two consenting adults". Analysing his body language in the video from The Sun , Judi James says the former footballer painfully admits the misdemeanour is 'completely on me' when he says: "This is on me" by "placing a clawed hand to his chest".
She explains: "His gesture comes just before his words, making the concept look congruent here. His lower jaw juts in a suggestion of anger which again could be aimed at himself, given his topic here. His: 'This is on me' comes with a wince of pain.
" Pointing out that footballers are well-versed in looked "gutted" due to their post-match press conferences, Judi says Jermaine's "own goal" admission in terms of his private life is "powerful" stuff. She said: "For Jermaine, this is a powerful personal moment about what seems to be something of an own goal in his private life as well as his career off-field. He sits here with a loo.