Huw Edwards #14

[ItsDatCuw]

The photo of him that they used is Huw’s pissed-off face:

HARDCASTLE: Relief at the Palace Huw Edwards wasn't awarded an RVO

With little prospect of him returning, there are sighs of relief at Buckingham Palace that Huw Edwards wasn't awarded a Royal Victorian Order.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[thegossboss92]

Another silly non-article imho. Surely with the time that’s passed, even if he had been on the list for this award, they could have quietly taken him off in the mean time and just pretend he was never on it?

 

[ItsDatCuw]

Another silly non-article imho. Surely with the time that’s passed, even if he had been on the list for this award, they could have quietly taken him off in the mean time and just pretend he was never on it?

Exactly. Why all the non-stories and no update from the BBC or from Huw?

 

[thegossboss92]

Exactly. Why all the non-stories and no update from the BBC or from Huw?

I was thinking about this yesterday. Why the BBC are still quiet I really don’t know but I can imagine that from Huw’s pov, he needs to have a few things in order before it makes sense to break his silence (if he’s still interested in being a public person):

- his employment situation with the BBC needs to be resolved. He needs to be either in or out and not in limbo waiting on what will happen with that. So he needs to be fired or reinstated or have a different role or retire. Just something definitive.

- he’s got some ‘splaining to do. Is he ready for that? Is he ready for the barrage of tabloids tearing him to pieces again?

- if no more BBC, he needs to know what’s next for him. Is he going to write a book? Is he “taking time out to work on himself?”. Is he getting divorced? Is he starting a B&B in the French countryside? Is he going to walk the Welsh coastal path? Just anything that he can talk about.

I would think that these are the minimum requirements for a confessional piece to make sense, even if it’s done in the most sensitive way.

As a side note, I’ve also wondered for weeks now if AC would want to hold off until the Christmas period to catch people when they are perhaps in a bit more charitable spirit but I don’t know whether that’s just a Hallmark fantasy or not.

 

[Gym&Tonic]

He’s probably going to make and sell prints and casts of his bottom. It’s arguably the most famous backside in the U.K. after all

 

[welshgirl2021]

I was thinking about this yesterday. Why the BBC are still quiet I really don’t know but I can imagine that from Huw’s pov, he needs to have a few things in order before it makes sense to break his silence (if he’s still interested in being a public person):

- his employment situation with the BBC needs to be resolved. He needs to be either in or out and not somewhere in between waiting on what will happen with that. So he needs to be fired or reinstated or have a different role or retire. Just something definitive.

- he’s got some ‘splaining to do. Is he ready for that? Is he ready for the barrage of tabloids tearing him to pieces again?

- if no more BBC, he needs to know what’s next for him. Is he going to write a book? Is he “taking time out to work on himself?”. Is he getting divorced? Is he starting a B&B in the French countryside? Is he going to walk the Welsh coastal path? Just anything that he can talk about.

I would think that these are the minimum requirements for a confessional piece to make sense, even if it’s done in the most sensitive way.

As a side note, I’ve also wondered for weeks now if AC would want to hold off until the Christmas period to catch people when they are perhaps in a bit more charitable spirit but I don’t know whether that’s just a Hallmark fantasy or not.

IMO He doesn’t need to explain anything to anyone. I think he may work again but for a Welsh TV channel thaughty nothing heavy walking the Welsh coastal path has been done to death but I agree something similar.
Maybe people in Wales are more forgiving?
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He’s probably going to make and sell prints and casts of his bottom. It’s arguably the most famous backside in the U.K. after all

Hardly that he wasn’t the first and certainly isn’t the last

 

[ItsDatCuw]

I was thinking about this yesterday. Why the BBC are still quiet I really don’t know but I can imagine that from Huw’s pov, he needs to have a few things in order before it makes sense to break his silence (if he’s still interested in being a public person):

- his employment situation with the BBC needs to be resolved. He needs to be either in or out and not in limbo waiting on what will happen with that. So he needs to be fired or reinstated or have a different role or retire. Just something definitive.

- he’s got some ‘splaining to do. Is he ready for that? Is he ready for the barrage of tabloids tearing him to pieces again?

- if no more BBC, he needs to know what’s next for him. Is he going to write a book? Is he “taking time out to work on himself?”. Is he getting divorced? Is he starting a B&B in the French countryside? Is he going to walk the Welsh coastal path? Just anything that he can talk about.

I would think that these are the minimum requirements for a confessional piece to make sense, even if it’s done in the most sensitive way.

As a side note, I’ve also wondered for weeks now if AC would want to hold off until the Christmas period to catch people when they are perhaps in a bit more charitable spirit but I don’t know whether that’s just a Hallmark fantasy or not.

Well said. I would imagine in any case we’ll be hearing something from the BBC before/if we’ll receive a statement from Huw. I wonder if he’s out of the facility - we’re not really sure of that either yet.

 

[bourb0nbiscuits]

IMO He doesn’t need to explain anything to anyone. I think he may work again but for a Welsh TV channel thaughty nothing heavy walking the Welsh coastal path has been done to death but I agree something similar.
Maybe people in Wales are more forgiving?
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Hold on now, we can’t have Derek out of a job!

 

[theleagueofgentlemen]

Hold on now, we can’t have Derek out of a job!

Completely OT but I cannot STAND Derek. He’s got a smile that never reaches his eyes. A bit like a serial killer

 

[ItsDatCuw]

He’s probably going to make and sell prints and casts of his bottom. It’s arguably the most famous backside in the U.K. after all

What if he makes a statement and says it was a Deepfake? I think I’d actually be a bit disappointed

 

[thegossboss92]

Lots of pro-Huw tweets this weekend

 

[thegossboss92]

Hmmm, desensitizing the British public by spoofing the whole thing. Clevah, AC, clevah.

“Echoing the scandal surrounding Huw Edwards' suspension as the BBC's flagship news and events anchor this summer amidst accusations of sexual misconduct, Douglas' alleged indiscretion is dissected, analysed and blown out of all proportion in the subsequent digital storm.”

Hugh Bonneville & Karen Gillan lead ITVX comedy from Steven Moffat - British Comedy Guide

Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan are to star in Douglas Is Cancelled, a new comedy drama for ITVX written by Steven Moffat, his first television comedy in the two decades since Coupling.

www.comedy.co.uk

 

[stardust21]

Hmmm, desensitizing the British public by spoofing the whole thing. Clevah, AC, clevah.

“Echoing the scandal surrounding Huw Edwards' suspension as the BBC's flagship news and events anchor this summer amidst accusations of sexual misconduct, Douglas' alleged indiscretion is dissected, analysed and blown out of all proportion in the subsequent digital storm.”

Hugh Bonneville & Karen Gillan lead ITVX comedy from Steven Moffat - British Comedy Guide

Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan are to star in Douglas Is Cancelled, a new comedy drama for ITVX written by Steven Moffat, his first television comedy in the two decades since Coupling.

www.comedy.co.uk

To be fair, Huw’s was blown out of proportion because the Sun essentially accused him of being a nonce in the hope someone underage actually came forward (which they didn’t).

I’m not saying what HE did was right but it wasn’t illegal. And that’s a really important distinction in comparison to what they accused him off, which was illegal.

I wonder if the reason we’ve not heard from HE is because he’s going to sue the Sun for loss of earnings due to this.

 

[Brady]

It certainly strange how we haven't heard more from anyone else with encounters

 

[Gym&Tonic]

Huw can be proud has a great bottom for a man in his 60’s

 

[ItsDatCuw]

Hmmm, desensitizing the British public by spoofing the whole thing. Clevah, AC, clevah.

“Echoing the scandal surrounding Huw Edwards' suspension as the BBC's flagship news and events anchor this summer amidst accusations of sexual misconduct, Douglas' alleged indiscretion is dissected, analysed and blown out of all proportion in the subsequent digital storm.”

Hugh Bonneville & Karen Gillan lead ITVX comedy from Steven Moffat - British Comedy Guide

Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan are to star in Douglas Is Cancelled, a new comedy drama for ITVX written by Steven Moffat, his first television comedy in the two decades since Coupling.

www.comedy.co.uk

Spot on. It’s written in such a way that you can’t help but sympathise with the Hugh Bonneville character - hint hint, sympathise with Huw by proxy. Might be an interesting watch.

 

[thegossboss92]

I also love that it’s Hugh Bonneville because he’s so perfectly cast but also because of that talk they did together in that church. You could just tell Huw loved him.

 

[thegossboss92]

Eta: just to clarify: I don’t actually think this show is some kind of AC creation

 

[ItsDatCuw]

Eta: just to clarify: I don’t actually think this show is some kind of AC creation

That old AC is a crafty fecker though. I wonder if Huw will watch it.

 

[MarshMallowMonster]

That old AC is a crafty fecker though. I wonder if Huw will watch it.

He may do if it’s got fit young lads in.