Dan Walker claims colleagues deliberately swore after he asked them to respect religion
express.co.ukChannel 5 presenter Dan Walker, who previously worked on BBC Breakfast, has always been adamant that "God is in control". However his commitment to Christianity has caused tricky times at work, including being ridiculed for insisting he didn't work on Sundays.
However Dan still remembers one of his first ever live broadcasts for the BBC, when a director firmly told him: "Don't f*** it up."The assignment in question was a two minute interview with an audience member who was waving an inflatable parrot.
Hearing swear words in his ear piece was a challenge for Dan, due to his feelings about God.Meanwhile, after graduation, he recalls writing 60 letters to TV and radio stations seeking work.
However it was a firm "no" from some due to his steadfast refusal to be available on the Sabbath day. "When I said I don’t work on Sundays I’d get laughed out of interviews," he admitted."And when I did get jobs, some people resented me because they couldn’t work me out."They’d think, ‘How did you get that being like you are?’"For example, Dan landed a presenting role on Football Focus despite criticising the structure of the game, insisting that playing football on Sundays was "going against God’s plan".
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