Disgraced Welsh BBC news presenter Huw Edwards has sparked speculation that he is poised for a public comeback, with a bold move on his social media that caused a flurry of speculation
Huw Edwards, the disgraced BBC news presenter, has sparked speculation that he could be preparing to make a TV comeback.
The fallen BBC newsreader has posted a brooding professional portrait online, while he pulled his £4.75million family home in Dulwich from estate agent websites.
The 64-year-old convicted sex offender had been attempting to sell the huge six-bedroom property in Dulwich Village, South London for over 12 months – but despite repeated price slashes had failed to tempt buyers.
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Estate agents had originally listed the mid-century mansion for a whopping £4.75million, but after months without any interest slashed the price repeatedly, first by £250,000, then £500,000, then again – by £750,000.
But last week the listing suddenly disappeared from estate agents’ public websites. Meanwhile, however, the disgraced presenter – once one of the BBC’s most respected and highest-paid broadcasters – seems to be hoping for a return to the public eye.
On Sunday, Edwards updated his official Facebook page with the professional-looking black-and-white headshot, which sees him wearing a suit jacket, with a vague smile and some white stubble.
One follower of his account online wrote, ‘Is he on the comeback trail? Why else would he suddenly get a professional portrait done?
They added, ‘Surely he can’t think that a well-lit headshot and a scrap of stubble will soften the memory of everything that’s happened.’
Under the new snap, Edwards liked each comment beneath, including some positive ones, such as one which read. ‘Miss your newsreading, mate’ and, ‘Good luck for the future, Huw.’
Edwards’ career came spectacularly crashing down last year, after he pleaded guilty in July 2024 to accessing indecent photographs of children in July 2024, just months after he quit his esteemed job at the BBC upon ‘medical advice’.
It was the culmination of a shocking year which began when the father-of-five was named as the presenter at the centre of a scandal over payments to a young person for sexually explicit images.
Last September, he dodged jail time when he was given a six month suspended sentence, as the BBC demanded he repay £200,000 of taxpayer-funded salary received, after his arrest in November 2023.
Edwards and his then-wife Vicky Flind – who is believed to have filed for divorce in October 2024 after 30 years of marriage, are believed to have bought their luxury Dulwich home for some £1.85million in 2006 and thought to own it outright.
Advertised by estate agents Pedder, the residence was described as ‘substantial family home’ and on ‘one of Dulwich’s most desirable residential roads’.
Seen in previous adverts posted online were images of a pool table beside a cosy living room with a large skylight. Another image revealed a room with a piano in it.
The asking price slashed most recently down to £4million in May, the 4,200 sq ft house remains unsold, with the listing updated to read: ‘This property has been removed by the agent.’
Edwards’ Facebook post is the first public move he has made since his conviction, the former darling of the BBC remaining firmly out of the public eye.
The last time he was seen was in August, holding three mini bottles of Prosecco as he walked towards his car in Swansea, South Wales, sporting a new white beard and glasses.
Edwards had enjoyed a distinguished four-decade career at the BBC, covering key events including the London 2012 Oympics and the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Source: Mirror
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