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K.J. Yossman The BBC staffer accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs has been named as Huw Edwards, one of the network’s top anchors. The equivalent of NBC’s Brian Williams (before he was fired for embellishing an Iraq war story), Edwards is one of the most senior on-air figures at the corporation and was the anchor chosen to break news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death to the world last September. He is the fourth highest paid figure at the BBC. Edwards’ wife, Vicky Flind, issued a statement on the anchor’s behalf saying Edwards is suffering “serious mental health issues” and has been hospitalized. “As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years,” she said. “The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters.”

Huw Edwards has been named as the BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.

Huw Edwards is one of the BBC's most recognisable faces and he's often chosen to front coverage of national and international events, particularly those related to the Royal Family. The 61 year old announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II on BBC News on 8 September, and he's also been selected to lead the coverage of Her Majesty's State Funeral. Huw joined the BBC as a trainee back in 1984 and his broadcasting career has continued to go from strength to strength ever since.

Men's Health."One of my girls will come to me and ask how I’m feeling," he added."She’s got a code – she’ll say: ‘How are you upstairs today?’ and I think, for a 20-year-old, that’s a nice thing to be asked."He also described his wife Vicky Flind's interaction with him throughout his health ordeal as "rewarding", as he shared she knows when to "take a step back"."Vicky’s incredibly easy-going, very sympathetic," he continued to Men's Health."She’s supportive when she needs to be, she steps back when she needs to."Huw also explained that his condition could cause bouts of anxiety and indecisiveness, making it tricky to remain level-headed."Your mind goes into a place where you don’t want to do anything.