Jermaine Jenas breaks social media silence after sexting scandal

Jermaine Jenas has vowed to ‘grow’ and ‘learn’ from the sexting scandal which cost him his job – as the sacked BBC star hinted at a return to football broadcasting.

The married father-of-four was abruptly sacked in August by the BBC for sending ‘inappropriate messages’ to two female colleagues, something he later admitted left him feeling ashamed.

Jenas, 41, who was axed from hosting duties on The One Show and Match of The Day, was also met with similar allegations from other women.

In a video to his 211,000 followers on Instagram, the former England midfielder said: ‘Hello you lot, obviously been missing for a while on the socials.’

He was then interrupted by his dog and joked: ‘It’s the timing. Like, I’m trying to say something important and he decides to take a s***. I’ll come back to you, I’ve got to pick this up.’ 

In a new video, he then thanked his followers for their support and revealed: ‘It’s clearly been a difficult period for me but one that I’ll definitely grow from. We’re human beings, that’s what it is. 

Jermaine Jenas has hinted at a return to football broadcasting as he opened up about a ‘difficult period’ which he ‘will grow from’

 The married father-of-four was abruptly sacked in August by the BBC for sending ‘inappropriate messages’ to two female colleagues

Jenas previously opened up about the impact that his sexting had on his marriage to Ellie (pictured together) 

‘You’ll learn from it. You’ll become a better person. Those are the things that are important in life.

‘None of us are perfect and we’ve just got to find a way to keep moving forward, look after our babies and our families in the best way we possibly can.

‘That’s something that I’ll be trying to do. Mainly [I wanted to say] thank you, really. It’s been really nice, the level of support you’ve shown me. 

‘It’s been a nice eye-opener as well. I kind of lost connection with my followers along the way and it’s been nice to reconnect with a lot of you who’ve been kind enough to send me messages. 

‘I’ve tried to get back to as many of you as I possibly can and I will continue to do so.’

Jenas then teased a possible return to hosting duties, saying: ‘Listen, some exciting stuff that I’ve been working on, so you’ll all have that to look forward to very soon. Hopefully I’ll be back talking about what I love, which is football.

‘I’ve been living the life of those Spurs fans – up and down, up and down. Forest getting great results at Anfield and playing well. 

‘So I’ve been watching, but I’m looking forward to getting back and talking about what I love most. So last of all, thank you very much and I’ll see you soon.’

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