Friends and colleagues of Huw Edwards have reacted with shock to the assertion launched by his spouse.

Vicky Flind named her husband because the BBC presenter going through a sequence of claims, together with that he paid an adolescent for specific pictures.

Ms Flind stated the presenter was “suffering from serious mental health issues” and is now “receiving in-patient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future” as she requested for privateness for her household.

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Podcast host Jon Sopel, former North America editor of BBC News, known as the scandal “an awful and shocking episode” and stated the presenter’s “complicated private life” doesn’t “feel very private now”.

“I hope that will give some cause to reflect. They really need to. I wish ⁦@thehuwedwards⁩ well,” he tweeted.

The BBC’s world affairs editor John Simpson stated he feels “so sorry for everyone involved in this”.

He added: “No criminal offences were committed, so it’s a purely personal tragedy for everyone involved. Let’s hope the press leave them all alone now.”

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Meanwhile, former Downing Street head of communications Alistair Campbell stated the presenter “is the perfect target for those who would undermine and indeed would like to destroy the BBC”.