“Jenas, 42, was taken off the show after being fired by the BBC for sending inappropriate messages to female employees during his time at the corporation.”, — write: www.dailymail.co.uk
Jenas, 42, was taken off the show after being fired by the BBC for sending inappropriate messages to female employees during his time at the corporation.
The sexting scandal also cost Jenas his 13-year marriage after his wife Ellie, the mother of three of his four children, announced the pair were divorcing earlier in March.
Someone who was oblivious to the complaints was Welsh presenter Alex, who used to host The One Show alongside Jenas.
Speaking to The Big Issue, she said: ‘I very much take people on face value. But with JJ I didn’t know what was going on. I thought he was taking extended leave.
‘If that was my daughter and she felt uncomfortable with someone’s behaviour, I hope that whatever company she was working for would deal with it swiftly as well.’
Jenas, who also has a daughter from a previous relationship, was sacked by the BBC in August, which resulted in him losing his hosting gig on The One Show and punditry work on both Match of the Day and 5 Live.
The BBC confirmed their decision while he was on air guest hosting talkSPORT’s drive time show.
His agency MC Saatchi also cut ties with him before he brought in a crisis PR team to handle the aftermath of the scandal.
Jenas revealed he lied to wife Ellie during a family holiday in order to sneak off and take a Zoom call with BBC bosses after news of his X-rated messages was first revealed within the broadcaster.
And he also told how she had kicked him out of their £1million home in Hertfordshire after he admitted sending inappropriate messages to two female colleagues.
Speaking to the Filthy Rellas podcast last month, Jenas claimed historical problems within the relationship also contributed to the break up.
He said: ‘The reality is, me and my wife haven’t split up because I sent some text messages to some people at work.
‘We had issues for a period of time, it all comes to a head and you eventually make a decision to say, as adults, we will be better parents for our children if we just remain friends and that’s it.
‘We had 16 amazing years together, me and my wife, how many people last that long? Sixteen years. Ups and downs. She caught the wrong end of my [playing] career, bless her.’
During an interview with The Sun shortly after he was sacked by the BBC, Jenas admitted his wife was ‘raging’ over the incident.
He said: ‘We’ve not really spoken properly since. She’s absolutely raging.’
Jenas continued: ‘It’s just about the children right now. It’s the school holidays and they’re trapped in the house because photographers are outside my house.
‘They’re like, ‘What’s going on, Daddy?’. It’s tough.’
He added: ‘I’ve got to take responsibility and I’ve apologised to all of them.
‘I don’t know what to say about that, to be honest with you. It’s just hard at home for the kids right now. My wife’s a real one
‘My wife is solid and she’s amazing. She is kind. She just needs some time.’
During the interview, Jenas insisted Ellie should not fear more women coming out of the woodwork with tales of further inappropriate behaviour.
However, weeks after the scandal broke, MailOnline revealed Jenas bombarded a woman working at the World Cup in Qatar two years ago with unwanted messages asking ‘You want my boy now?’ before sending her a picture of his manhood, despite her making clear she was not interested in his advances.
The following week, we also told how he repeatedly pestered a junior make-up artist for sex – and when she told him she had a boyfriend replied: ‘Just come to my dressing room early and I’ll [perform a sex act] on u… that’s not cheating.’
That incident took place when he was working for BT Sport in 2017, where he was a rising star as a football pundit.