Jermaine Jenas has been sacked by the BBC for inappropriate behaviour, the Mail can reveal.
The One Show host was fired this week by the Corporation’s bosses. He also appears to have been removed from agency MC Saatchi’s website.
Sources at the BBC say he will no longer host its evening show with immediate effect.
One told the Mail: ‘It all came as a massive shock but his colleagues have now been told the news and he won’t be back.
‘His colleagues are stunned, they didn’t see it coming at all. They were kept in the dark to start with. They couldn’t believe it when they found out.’
Jermaine Jenas, pictured in Qatar in December, has been sacked by the BBC, the Mail can reveal
The One Show host, pictured with wife Ellie Penfold at Wimbledon this year, has been accused for inappropriate behavior
Sources at the BBC say the 41-year-old will no longer host its evening show – pictured with co-host Alex Jones
Jenas also previously hosted the Match of the Day spin-off and he was a regular studio pundit for the Beeb’s Euros coverage.
He has also been mooted as a replacement for Gary Lineker on Match of the Day amid rumours that he is to leave in the near future.
Former footballer Jenas, 41, joined The One Show in In 2020, where he began co-presenting with Alex Jones.
A year later he became one of its permanent hosts.
As well as playing for England, he also played for Tottenham Hotspur for eight years between 2005 and 2013 after signing from Newcastle United.
Off the pitch, Jenas is married to wife Ellie who he tied the knot with in 2011.
They have two daughters, Geneva and Olivia, plus baby son Jacob, together while Jenas has an older daughter from a previous relationship who lives in the United States with her mother.
The saga is the latest to hit the BBC following the Strictly scandal and Huw Edwards pleading guilty to paedophilia.
BBC bosses are currently deciding how to announce the verdict of their investigation into Amanda Abbington’s claims that Giovanni Pernice bullied her during rehearsals last year.
The ex-Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle star – who won 21 England caps – lives in a £1million house in Hertfordshire.
Presenters Jermaine Jenas (back left) and Alex Jones (back right) with (left to right) Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens, Bradley McIntosh and Jo O’Meara, of S Club 7 and actor Neil McDermott during filming for The One Show
As well as appearing on the One Show, Jenas also made a name for himself as a commentator on BT Sport (pictured in March 2021 shortly before he bagged his permanent slot on the One Show)
Jenas, 41, is pictured with his wife Ellie and their daughters Geneva and Olivia, their baby son Jacob, in the family’s £1million home
Jenas has even rubbed shoulders with royalty. He is pictured alongside his wife, Ellie, as the met Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh
The ex-footballer made his first team debut for Nottingham Forest aged 17 and earned a big-money move to Newcastle United in 2002 where he was named PFA Young Player of the Year award in his first full season.
However his career was blighted by injury and was forced to retire with a knee injury in 2014 aged just 31.
But Jenas has managed to build a successful TV career off the back of his playing days, working not only for the BBC, both on TV and radio, but also with TNT Sports (previously called BT Sport) where he’s worked on the channel’s football coverage as a pundit and Formula E as host.
In 2020 he branched outside of football to take on a position among The One Show presenting roster.
He joined the show back as a stand-in for Matt Baker alongside former Boyzone heartthrob, Ronan Keating.
Jenas (pictured second from right) joined the One Show team full-time, alongside former Boyzone heartthrob Ronan Keating in 2021. The two are pictured with Alex Jones and designer Ant Anderson (far right) in September 2021.
But the retired football ace proved so popular that in May 2021 he was bagged a prized slot presenting full-time alongside Alex Jones Monday to Wednesday.
And his turn on the TV appeared to inspire him to taking on future television gigs – with the star even hinting at becoming the next MOTD host.
Speaking to The Sun in 2021, Jenas admitted he would love to one day front the iconic football show, which fellow ex-Spurs star Lineker has hosted since 1999.
He said: In an interview with The Sun in October 2021, Jermaine said: ‘Match Of The Day is the biggest job on television, and if I ever got the opportunity of course I’d say yes.
‘When Gary decides to call it a day, I’m sure the BBC will have a look around and decide who’s the best fit for the job.’
Lineker has previously heralded Jenas as his ‘natural successor’.
Jenas shares his stunning £1million home with wife Ellie and their daughters Geneva and Olivia, their baby son Jacob, and Sancha, Jermaine’s daughter from a previous relationship.
Jenas often shares candid snaps from inside his home showing him playing with his children
In a conversation with the Belfast Telegraph, Jenas couldn’t help but sing praises of his wife: ‘She’s been a rock keeping the family going through tough times.’
‘She actually made me get rid of the car because it was too noisy! She’s told me she thought when we first met that I was a bit of an over-confident idiot, but I won her over finally.’
The pair tied the knot in 2011 and Jenas regularly shares candid pictures of himself and Ellie playing with their children.
