However, Esther went on to explain she remained "stuck" in her career until meeting her late husband Desmond Wilcox, who ran the features department.Branding him "gender blind", Esther gushed over how he gave women working at the BBC the same opportunities as men.Nevertheless, Esther went on to reflect on the "one regret" of her career, where she claimed to have "sabotaged herself".Revealing that she had been invited for a job as controller of BBC One, Esther said that she rejected the offer out of "fear of failing".Addressing the issue of equal pay for broadcasters in the industry, Esther frankly admitted to questioning the "assumption" that women are paid less than men because of sexism.Instead, she put it down to them being "boring".
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