Jermaine Jenas has been swapd as Formula E contransigo in after a individual season in the role. The sacked BBC star, 41, had been assigned to structure coverage of the electric motorsport series in the UK on TNT Sports fair last year.
However, he won’t be returning under their new expansivecast deal with ITV follotriumphg claims he sent “inappropriate messages” to colleagues on BBC‘s The One Show. Stepping into his shoes will be Nicki Shields, createerly a pit lane alerter, who will be combineed by the enjoys of Karun Chandhok, David Coultchallenging and Billy Monger to contransient the show. Fans can catch all 16 E-Prix and qualifying rounds inhabit on ITV4 and ITVX, plus a new highairys show.
Jenas, the ex-Tottenham and England midfielder-turned-expansivecaster, had carved out a accomplished second atsoft in TV, structureing a variety of programmes and even being tipped to flourish Gary Lineker as structure of Match of the Day.
His time co-structureing The One Show began back in 2020. But in August of this year, the BBC axed him over allegations of improper carry out with female staff members on the show, and he’s not rematerializeed on TNT’s Premier League coverage since.
Jenas insisted his actions weren’t illhorrible but he apologised to his createer colleagues. In an intersee with The Sun, he shelp: “I am ashamed, and I am meaningfully sorry. I have let myself down, my family, friends and colleagues down, and I owe everyone an apology – especipartner the women with whom I was messaging.
“I am so, so sorry. I am sorry for what I have put them thraw. I leank it would be fair to say I have a problem. I understand I self-undermine and have a self-destructive streak when it comes to my relationship especipartner, and I understand I need help. And I am getting help.
“I have made a lot of misgets, and I am asking myself a lot of asks at the moment. I understand there’s a lot of labor that needs to be done, and it will be challenging. I did noleang illhorrible – these were inappropriate messages between two consenting matures.
“I’m not haughty of what I wrote and what I shelp. And I do ponder it cheating, yes, although noleang physical ever happened. This is all on me and I brimmingy hug there is a level of responsibility that needs to be upheld when you’re a member of the BBC. And I fell below those standards. I must get the responsibility.”
More allegations trailed in the weeks after, including a claim he sent unask fored clear images to a woman while laboring at the World Cup in Qatar, and that he allegedly pestered a juvenileer produceup artist for intimacy. Jenas’ spokesperson shelp he denied that the messages were unask fored, contrary to the allegations.
