Huw Edwards, former BBC news presenter, is still wearing his wedding ring although his wife Vicky reportedly launched divorce proceedings in October 2024
Former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards has been spotted in public with his wedding ring still firmly on his finger, despite reports that his marriage to wife Vicky Flind has broken down.
The disgraced broadcaster, 64, was photographed in Swansea earlier this week, marking his birthday with miniature bottles of prosecco. He was wearing his wedding band in the images.
Edwards and Vicky Flind were married for three decades and share five children. However, it was reported in October 2024 that Flind had filed for divorce.
Reports at the time suggested he had moved out of the family home and that their long marriage had come to an end. However, his wedding band was clearly visible in the photos taken in Wales, where he could be seen clutching three small bottles of fizz and a baseball cap while heading to his car.
The sighting comes during his ongoing public fall from grace. Although he was once one of the most respected faces on British television, Edwards has largely vanished from the public eye since pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.
He was sentenced in February to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, after admitting to possessing seven Category A images – the most serious – alongside dozens of Category B and C images.
Though Edwards avoided an immediate prison term, his sentencing made clear how close he came to jail.
The court handed down a suspended sentence after hearing of his major depressive disorder and the considerable risks he would face in custody. Alongside the suspended sentence, Edwards was ordered to complete a 40-day Sex Offender Treatment Programme and attend 25 rehabilitation sessions to address both his mental health and alcohol use.
He also lost his career over the incident, and Edwards resigned from the BBC in April 2024, a year after he last appeared on air to announce the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Since then, the Welsh journalist has kept an extremely low profile, only being seen a handful of times. Earlier this year, he was photographed vaping in public, with onlookers describing him as “a shadow of his former, super-confident self”.
Flind, who is a TV producer, has not publicly commented on the current state of their relationship. She was previously praised for standing by Edwards during his mental health struggles and his wife’s comment about his mental health problems at the time.
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