TalkSPORT staff alarmed by Jermaine Jenas’ reported return to UK broadcasting

Sacked BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas’ reported instrumentality to UK broadcasting with talkSPORT this play has caused interest among immoderate unit members, the PA quality bureau understands.

The 41-year-old was removed from the BBC presenting line-ups of Match Of The Day and The One Show successful August pursuing complaints astir workplace conduct.

He aboriginal 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.

PA understands talkSPORT’s evident determination to bring backmost the ex-Premier League subordinate arsenic portion of its sum of the FA Cup fourth-round necktie betwixt Aston Villa and his erstwhile broadside Tottenham has led to immoderate unit refusing to enactment with the pundit.

PA has contacted talkSPORT’s genitor company, News UK, for comment.

Jenas was presenting talkSPORT’s Drivetime amusement erstwhile quality of his BBC dismissal emerged, but the outlet distanced themselves from him successful the aftermath of his departure.

At the time, talkSPORT said: “There are nary plans for Jermaine to broadcast arsenic a presenter connected talkSPORT successful the contiguous future.”

In an interrogation with The Sun On Sunday soon aft his sacking, Jenas said: “When it was each unfolding and I knew I was losing my job, I asked HR if I could interaction the 2 women straight and apologise to some of them.

“But due to the fact that of the ineligible process, I wasn’t allowed.

“I didn’t get the accidental to accidental atrocious to them astatine that peculiar constituent erstwhile I truly wanted to apologise.

“I truly privation to apologise from the bottommost of my bosom successful presumption of what I’ve enactment them through.”

Addressing the women directly, helium added: “I’m genuinely atrocious for what I’ve done to you. I ever thought it was consensual and a two-way thing.”

A period later, successful a video shared to his Instagram stories, Jenas said: “It’s intelligibly been a hard play for maine but 1 I volition decidedly turn from.

“We’re quality beings, it is what it is, you’ll larn from it. Become a amended person. I deliberation those are the things that are important successful life.”

At the clip of his sacking, the BBC did not connection details implicit wherefore Jenas’ declaration was terminated.

Jenas’ reported instrumentality has besides raised alarm bells astatine Women successful Football.

The organisation said successful a connection to PA: “Research by Women successful Football has recovered that astir 1 successful 5 members of the game’s pistillate workforce person experienced intersexual harassment portion doing their jobs.

“Given the behaviour of Jermaine Jenas successful his erstwhile relation with the BBC, it comes arsenic nary astonishment that employees astatine talkSPORT are reportedly uneasy astatine the imaginable of moving alongside him.

“There is nary proposition present that Jenas should ne'er enactment again, adjacent with talkSPORT. Rehabilitation is imaginable and erstwhile helium was removed from the BBC Jenas expressed regret and an volition to amended his behaviour.

“Our interest is that talkSPORT appears neither to person ascertained whether Jenas has honoured this committedness nor to person consulted the women moving successful their offices and studios. This is simply a mistake.”

The father-of-four joined The One Show successful 2020 arsenic a stand-in co-host pursuing the departure of Matt Baker and helium was made a imperishable fixture the pursuing year.

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.