Jeremy Vine and Piers Morgan call for unnamed BBC presenter to reveal himself

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Jeremy Vine and Piers Morgan are among the high profile figures who have called for the unnamed presenter at the heart of the BBC scandal to come forward publicly for the good of his colleagues at the corporation.

Fresh claims about the anonymous man emerged on Tuesday, following previous allegations over payments he had made for sexually explicit photos.

The Sun newspaper’s front page on Wednesday also reported that a 23-year-old person has claimed the presenter broke lockdown rules to meet them during the pandemic in February 2021. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Posting online on Tuesday, Vine said the latest allegations would result in “yet more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues” at the BBC.

Vine is one of several celebrities, including Nicky Campbell, Gary Lineker and Rylan Clark, who have publicly stated that they are not the presenter in question, since the allegations were first made public. “I’m starting to think the BBC Presenter involved in the scandal should now come forward publicly,” Vine wrote on Twitter. "These new allegations will result in yet more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues of his.