Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe former footballer lost his roles on Match Of The Day and The One Show after messages he sent to two women came to light (Getty)Jermaine Jenas has said he’s been "punished heavily" after complaints about workplace conduct led to him being dismissed by the BBC in August 2024.The former footballer lost his roles on Match Of The Day and The One Show after messages he sent to two women came to light. His wife, Ellie Penfold, announced months after his sacking that the couple had split up.Appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Jenas said he had "lost everything essentially – my job, my family". When asked if he apologised to the women he sent messages to, he added: “I’ve always apologised. I’ve always apologised to everybody that was involved in it, whether it was the women who I was messaging and that was messaging me.”Jenas said he accepts “those punishments” resulting from his actions, adding: “I put myself in that position, and that’s where the learning comes from, and that’s where I have to now look forward as to what it is I’m going to be doing next.”In fullJermaine Jenas says he’s ‘lost everything’ after BBC sacking: ‘I’ve been punished heavily’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Jermaine Jenas appeared on Good Morning Britain for his first TV interview since being sacked by the BBC

Jenas, who starred in the BBC's football coverage and fronted the One Show, was sacked by the BBC in August 2025 after sending several explicit texts to female employees at the…

Jenas was sacked by the BBC in August 2024 following the emergence of messages he had sent to two women

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Jermaine Jenas clashed with Good Morning Britain hosts Ranvir Singh and Kate Garraway over his sacking from the BBC, with the former footballer revealing he has “lost everything”.…

Jermaine Jenas has accused Ranvir Singh of having “an agenda” after clashing with the Good Morning Britain hosts over his sacking from the BBC. The 43-year-old was fired from the…