Jermaine Jenas speaks out on BBC dismissal ahead of talkSPORT return
Jermaine Jenas is making his return to broadcasting with talkSPORT (Picture: talkSPORT) Jermaine Jenas insists he has taken responsibility for the conduct which led to his dismissal from the BBC as he prepares to return to broadcasting. The former Tottenham and England midfielder was dismissed from his roles on Match Of The Day and The One Show in August after messages he sent to two women came to light. Jenas apologised for his actions and is now set to return to the public eye as part of talkSPORT’s coverage of the FA Cup fourth-round tie between Aston Villa and Spurs on Sunday. It was reported earlier this week that that has caused concern among some members of staff at the radio station who are refusing to work with Jenas. In an interview broadcast by talkSPORT, the 41-year-old accepted his conduct was inappropriate.’ He said: ‘The biggest thing in this whole situation is about taking responsibility and that has been at the forefront of my mind. ‘You need to take responsibility for your actions. There’s a reason why you’re in this position, and there’s a reason why this has happened. Jermaine Jenas has been working for Stadium Astro since his BBC sacking (Picture: Getty) ‘Once you kind of accept those things, then you can work on yourself and you can work on the other things, and you can work on your family and work towards a brighter future. ‘I’m very grateful to talkSPORT for giving me the opportunity to come talk to yourself and get back to doing what I love most. ‘This is about me looking inwards, making some improvements and coming back a better person.’ Jenas added that the past few months had been ‘extremely tough for myself and my family’ and said his main focus was on supporting his wife and children. Some staff are refusing to work with Jermaine Jenas (Picture: Shutterstock) ‘I made a mistake. It was a mistake that is something that me and my wife and my family have to deal with,’ he said. ‘I think that the big thing here is that your career is one thing. I worked 10 years post-retirement from being a footballer and I can take it as far back as I want from starting from nothing to becoming a footballer to getting myself in a very fortunate position to work on television. ‘It’s a lot of hard work that you put into the job, but at the same time, it can be taken away from you like that. That’s one thing that I’ve recognised. ‘When it is taken away from you like that, the only people there for you is your family and friends and it’s the people that are really close to you. That’s what has been my biggest support system during this period of time. ‘Me and my wife have had some honest conversations. Me and my family have had some honest conversations and that’s who this is really between.’
Jermaine Jenas insists he has taken responsibility for the conduct which led to his dismissal from the BBC as he prepares to return to broadcasting.
The former Tottenham and England midfielder was dismissed from his roles on Match Of The Day and The One Show in August after messages he sent to two women came to light.
Jenas apologised for his actions and is now set to return to the public eye as part of talkSPORT’s coverage of the FA Cup fourth-round tie between Aston Villa and Spurs on Sunday.
It was reported earlier this week that that has caused concern among some members of staff at the radio station who are refusing to work with Jenas.
In an interview broadcast by talkSPORT, the 41-year-old accepted his conduct was inappropriate.’
He said: ‘The biggest thing in this whole situation is about taking responsibility and that has been at the forefront of my mind.
‘You need to take responsibility for your actions. There’s a reason why you’re in this position, and there’s a reason why this has happened.
‘Once you kind of accept those things, then you can work on yourself and you can work on the other things, and you can work on your family and work towards a brighter future.
‘I’m very grateful to talkSPORT for giving me the opportunity to come talk to yourself and get back to doing what I love most.
‘This is about me looking inwards, making some improvements and coming back a better person.’
Jenas added that the past few months had been ‘extremely tough for myself and my family’ and said his main focus was on supporting his wife and children.
‘I made a mistake. It was a mistake that is something that me and my wife and my family have to deal with,’ he said.
‘I think that the big thing here is that your career is one thing. I worked 10 years post-retirement from being a footballer and I can take it as far back as I want from starting from nothing to becoming a footballer to getting myself in a very fortunate position to work on television.
‘It’s a lot of hard work that you put into the job, but at the same time, it can be taken away from you like that. That’s one thing that I’ve recognised.
‘When it is taken away from you like that, the only people there for you is your family and friends and it’s the people that are really close to you. That’s what has been my biggest support system during this period of time.
‘Me and my wife have had some honest conversations. Me and my family have had some honest conversations and that’s who this is really between.’
