Jermaine Jenas has issued an apology to his former female colleagues after he was sacked for sending them inappropriate messages. The former Premier League pro, 41, was sacked by the BBC from his roles as presenter on Match of the Day and The One Show after a female colleague raised concerns about his conduct. After initially apologising for his actions, saying he was “ashamed” and “deeply sorry”, Jenas has now directly addressed the women, saying he “always thought it was consensual and a two-way thing”.
Jenas, who has strongly denied any criminality, gave the apology through The Sun on Sunday after apparently being told not to contact the two women through HR due to “legal process”. “When it was all unfolding and I knew I was losing my job, I asked HR if I could contact the two women directly and apologise to both of them,” he said. “But because of the legal process, I wasn't allowed.
I didn't get the opportunity to say sorry to them at that particular point when I really wanted to apologise. “I really want to apologise from the bottom of my heart in terms of what I've put them through.” Addressing the women directly, he said: “I'm genuinely sorry for what I've done to you.
I always thought it was consensual and a two-way thing.” Jenas, who has been married to model Ellie Penfold for 13 years and has four children, said he has a “self-destructive streak” with his relationships and that he is receiving therapy. “I'm not proud of what I wro.