Huw Edwards' wife 'files for divorce' after disgraced presenter 'put her through hell'

Huw Edwards' wife has reportedly filed for divorce after the disgraced BBC News reporter pleaded guilty to possessing disgusting child abuse photos.

Huw Edwards' wife has reportedly filed for divorce after the ex-BBC news presenter pleaded guilty to having made indecent images of children. Sources claim the disgraced news anchor put Vicky Flind "through hell", according to the Mirror.

Vicky, who has five children with the shamed presenter, has reportedly filed for divorce after 30 years, forcing him to leave their house. In September, the former BBC anchor, 63, was sentenced to six months in jail with a two-year suspension after pleading guilty to having made indecent images of children.

The sentence came following his arrest in November 2023 after South Wales Police discovered he had engaged in a disgusting WhatsApp discussion with convicted paedophile Alex Williams, 25. The offender was accused of sending Edwards 41 photographs of child abuse between December 2020 and August 2021. Seven of the obscene photographs were classified as rating A, the worst rating possible.

It has now been reported Edwards and his wife Vicky are divorcing. A source told the Sun: “Vicky had enough of Edwards a long time ago but this is the final nail in the coffin of their relationship. He’s put her and their family through hell, so this was inevitable.

"Unsurprisingly, they separated a long time ago and Edwards has been living elsewhere, but it is now official." They added: “Vicky is not talking to him and they now only communicate via lawyers.”

The news comes just hours after Edwards reportedly put his £4.75million home in London up for sale. It was the house he shared with his family, after Vicky and Edwards purchased the property in 2006 for £1.85m.

Edwards appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in September for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children in July.

The disgraced presenter was given six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, with a requirement to complete a sex offender programme. Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring also declined to make him the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, saying he "did not pose a risk to the public". He said, however, that Edwards would be on the Sexual Offenders' Register for seven years.

Mr Goldspring told the ex-News at Ten presenter: "The impact of child sexual abuse can be severe and lifelong." He then told Edwards his "reputation is in tatters," while starting his sentencing remarks.

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Mr Goldspring said: "Perhaps it does not need saying that you are of previous good character having enjoyed a very successful career in the media. You were highly regarded for your dedication and professionalism, perhaps the most recognised journalist in the UK. Your reputation is in tatters."

Edwards and Vicky got engaged in 1993 and are said to have met when he was 30 and working as a BBC correspondent in Westminster. Vicky is two years his junior and has worked on shows including ITV's Peston and BBC One's This Week.

Edwards was one of the main BBC One's Ten O'Clock News presenters and announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. He went on to front coverage of the late Queen's funeral, which led to him and his colleagues winning a TRIC award.

The Mirror has contacted Edwards' representative for comment.

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