Huw Edwards 'tried to woo young man by sending photo of him with Mary Berry'
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Huw Edwards is said to have tried to impress a young man by sending photos of himself posing with other celebrities.
The disgraced ex-BBC presenter reportedly boasted of his connections to Mary Berry and Tom Jones to woo a then 23-year-old.
According to The Sun, the unidentified man met the broadcaster in 2020 on a sugar daddy website, where older men can meet younger partners.
There the two got chatting before Huw asked him to “move to WhatsApp” to chat privately and what followed was a reported flurry of star selfies and provocative messages.
The outlet claims that the messages contained a snap of himself with the former Bake Off judge during a set visit.
Huw allegedly boasted: “How bout me and Mary B,” to which the man is said to have responded: “Looking good.”
It’s claimed the 62-year-old then said: “Well that’s good. Think I’m too old?”
On a separate occasion, the TV star reportedly sent a snap of him with singer Sir Tom and wrote: “Thought you’d like this of me with Tom.”
The young man replied: “Hehe that’s a great pic. You’re lucky to meet Mary Berry and Tom Jones.”
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The man told the publication: “He was always talking about his career and people he knew.
“The whole thing was creepy. It was as if he thought I should respect him because of his job.
“But then he would always make it sexual straight after and he asked me for pictures of myself.”
He explained: “At times he would just deposit money into my PayPal. It felt like he was trying to get me to send explicit images by doing these things, like I had to because he was this big TV star and if I did there would be a reward.”
The messages were reportedly sent between December 2020 and February 2021 at the same time Edwards was receiving indecent images and videos of children as young as seven.
It was reported that the young man complained to the BBC as part of its probe into the presenter.
Although he said he was interviewed, he claimed: “Nobody ever got back to me.”
He added that Edwards pressured him for a meeting, even though England was in a strict Covid lockdown, which advised against travel to other areas.
The man went on: “He was always asking to meet and I found it quite pressurising.
“There were restrictions and they kept getting stricter but he constantly asked. I fobbed him off but he became so persistent I finally gave in.
“I was quite shocked that he broke the rules to come and meet me because of who he is.”
