Jermaine Jenas claimed that he was ‘chucked into the hot seat’ whilst presenting for talkSPORT on Thursday evening, just moments after it emerged that the pundit had been sacked by the BBC.
The former Tottenham and Newcastle star has been dismissed after the broadcaster launched an internal investigation following complains of ‘inappropriate behaviour’. A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed the news, saying: “We can confirm that he is no longer part of our presenting line up.”
Jenas featured regularly on Match of the Day and The One Show but his career now looks set to take a turn in an opposite direction. The 41-year-old has spent time working on radio recently, and his appearance on Drive Live with talkSPORT coincided with the emergence of his sacking.
He said: “We’re here aren’t we? They have chucked me right into the hot seat.”
