Jermaine Jenas’ wife on BBC sacking: It has been an incredibly hard time

The woman of Jermaine Jenas said it has been an “incredibly hard and hard clip for myself and my family” aft the ex-footballer and broadcaster was sacked by the BBC pursuing complaints astir workplace conduct.

Former Premier League prima Jenas was removed from the presenting line-ups of Match Of The Day and The One Show successful August, nevertheless the BBC did not connection details connected wherefore his declaration was terminated.

He antecedently apologised to his erstwhile pistillate colleagues for sending “inappropriate messages”, but insisted they were “between 2 consenting adults” and that his behaviour was not illegal.

Jenas has been joined to exemplary Ellie Penfold for 13 years.

Ms Penfold, who shares 3 children with Jenas, appeared astatine the motorboat of her idiosyncratic attraction marque Preppy connected Tuesday without her wedding ring.

She told the Sun newspaper: “It has been an incredibly hard and hard clip for myself and my family.

“My lone absorption has been connected our children and gathering my marque Preppy.

“Now I conscionable privation to determination forward.

“Naturally this has been hard for maine but my lone interest has been our children and that volition not change.”

She told the paper she did not privation to sermon her marriage, but that Jenas was supportive of her determination to make the brand.

“Jermaine is excited for the concern and what it holds for maine successful the future. He has been supportive of maine successful this respect and arsenic a moving mum,” she added.

After apologising to his erstwhile pistillate colleagues, Jenas admitted helium has a “self-destructive streak” with his relationships and is receiving therapy.

Before his sacking successful August, Jenas had been a regular pundit connected sports programmes Match Of The Day and Match Of The Day 2 and a presenter connected BBC Radio 5 Live.

He had been wide regarded arsenic a earthy successor to regenerate Gary Lineker arsenic big of Match Of The Day, who announced past week that helium volition measurement down arsenic big of the shot highlights programme astatine the extremity of the season.