Jermaine Jenas says he is ashamed after BBC sacking

Jermaine Jenas has told the Sun newspaper he is “ashamed” and has “let everybody down” after being sacked by the BBC.

The former Match of the Day and One Show presenter had his contract terminated on Thursday for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a female colleague.

Jenas told the paper the texts were a “huge error of judgement” for which he was “deeply sorry”, adding that he is “not a sex pest”.

He said he “did nothing illegal” and described the exchanges as “inappropriate messages between two consenting adults”.

Jenas, who is married with four children, told the paper he is receiving therapy and accepted he “fell below [the] standards” of the BBC.

He continued: “I feel so ashamed. I’ve let everybody down – my colleagues, my friends and, most importantly, I’ve let my family down.”

The former footballer was sacked by the BBC following allegations involving unsolicited digital communications including texts to a member of a production team.

On Thursday, a BBC spokesperson said: “We can confirm Jermaine Jenas is no longer part of our presenting line-up.”

The issue was brought to the BBC’s attention a few weeks ago. The corporation announced his departure on Thursday, but didn’t give further details of the allegations.

The BBC has not commented since Jenas spoke to the Sun.

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