Jeremy Vine and Rylan Clark have taken to social media to distance themselves from the latest BBC presenter scandal.
This comes after allegations that a BBC star allegedly paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit pictures. The of the alleged recipient claims that her teenager used the cash to fund an addiction to crack cocaine, and she blames the mystery presenter for 'destroying her child’s life' as reported by the Mirror.
The BBC has reported the presenter in question is not scheduled to be on air 'in the next few days' while an investigation takes place. Many have speculated on social media as to who the BBC presenter could be.
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Former Strictly It Takes Two presenter Rylan Clark and BBC Radio 2 star Jeremy Vine have since both taken to Twitter to deny being the unnamed presenter.
On Twitter, Rylan Clark said: "Not sure why my name's floating about but re that story - that ain’t me babe. I’m currently filming a show in Italy for the BBC, so take my name out ya mouths."
Also taking to his Twitter account this afternoon (July 8), Jeremy Vine also denied being the unnamed presenter.
The Radio 2 star told his followers: "Just to say I'm very much looking forward to hosting my radio show on Monday — whoever the “BBC Presenter” in the news is, I have the same message for you as Rylan did earlier: it certainly ain't me."
Addressing the original story, a BBC spokesperson told the Mirror: "We treat any allegations very seriously and we have processes in place to proactively deal with them. As part of that, if we receive information that requires further investigation or examination we will take steps to do this. That includes actively attempting to speak to those who have contacted us in order to seek further detail and understanding of the situation.
"If we get no reply to our attempts or receive no further contact that can limit our ability to progress things but it does not mean our enquiries stop. If, at any point, new information comes to light or is provided – including via newspapers – this will be acted upon appropriately, in line with internal processes."
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