Former footballer Jermaine Jenas has been sacked from presenting BBC programmes The One Show and Match Of The Day.
The ex-Premier League player (41) has been removed from the hosting line-ups following an internal investigation by the corporation because of alleged complaints about his behaviour, The Sun has reported.
A BBC spokesperson said: “We can confirm that he is no longer part of our presenting line-up.”
The father-of-four joined The One Show in 2020 as a stand-in co-host following the departure of Matt Baker, and he was made a permanent fixture the following year.
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During his football career, he played for Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers.
His agency MC Saatchi also no longer represents him.
In a bizarre twist, the 41-year-old was a surprise presenter on talkSPORT’s ‘Drive’ programme alongside Jermaine Pennant on Thursday afternoon as news of his departure from the BBC broke.
Jenas was seen a prime candidate to succeed Gary Lineker as lead presenter on Match of the Day and last year made it clear he had his eyes on the role.
“I would obviously be up for it… it’s Match of the Day and it would be a great opportunity,” he told the Daily Mail.
“I haven’t thought that far ahead but I hosted Match of the Day 2, which was the first one I’ve ever done. I loved it, it felt comfortable to me, it felt normal, and I love doing The One Show as well.”
Jenas’ playing career was ended by a serious knee injury in 2014 while at his final club QPR.
He spent eight years until 2013 at Tottenham, where he made 155 appearances, and also completed spells at Nottingham Forest and Newcastle. He won 21 caps for England from 2003 to 2009.
Officially his retirement came in 2016 after finally conceding defeat in his attempt to overcome his injury, but by then he had already begun transitioning into his media career.
He started out at ITV Sport and BT Sport and there were also detours into reality TV and documentary making before his career took off at the BBC, becoming a permanent host of The One Show in 2021.
Jenas has three children with his wife Ellie Penfold and also a fourth from a previous relationship.
