Huw Edwards splits from his TV producer wife and moves out of the family home ahead of court hearing
By Katherine Lawton Published: 19:31 BST, 30 July 2024 | Updated: 21:30 BST, 30 July 2024 Huw Edwards has split from his TV producer wife and moved out of the family home ahead of his court hearing over child pornography images, it was reported tonight. Edwards, 62, is understood to have left the couple’s home in Dulwich, south London, which he shared with Vicky Flind. The ex-News at Ten presenter has been dividing his time between a home in Wandsworth, south-west London, and his native Wales. Edwards is due in court in central London tomorrow, having been accused of child pornography offences after 37 indecent images were allegedly shared on a WhatsApp chat.Gay porno He got engaged to Vicky in 1993, and the couple share three sons and two daughters. Speaking of their split, a source told The Sun: ‘They separated quite a long time ago but have not announced it publicly.’ The source added: ‘Huw has been living elsewhere for a while.’ Huw Edwards and his wife Vicky Flind, pictured in South London in 2018. They have five children Edwards is seen walking through London’s Marylebone on June 17 last year with his ID tag Edwards faces three counts of making indecent images of children relating to offences said to have taken place between December 2020 and April 2022, Scotland Yard revealed yesterday. One former colleague and friend told MailOnline: ‘Huw kept his arrest completely secret.’ They said that like everyone else they had seen the statement from the Met Police in July 2023 that said detectives had not found any evidence of criminal activity when the scandal broke and he was suspended from his job. ‘It turns out he was arrested four months later and nobody knew. I had no idea until he was charged’, the friend from the BBC said. Another former colleague of the star said: ‘It’s a mess – and tragic for all concerned’. The BBC was also blindsided by the criminal charges against its former star presenter Huw Edwards, with bosses only told of the allegations a few hours before they were made public, an insider has claimed. In April, Edwards resigned from the BBC on medical grounds and left without a payout. He then moved in with his mother in Wales. Edwards got engaged to Vicky in 1993, and the couple share three sons and two daughters Edwards is due in court in central London tomorrow, having been accused of child pornography offences after 37 indecent images were allegedly shared on a WhatsApp chat But it has emerged that Edwards was arrested on November 8 last year and charged just over a month ago on June 26 following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service. A BBC insider reportedly said the corporation only found out Edwards was facing criminal charges hours before it was made public, according to The Times. Members of staff were rocked by the news, which they said senior management must have been unaware of. A senior source told The Times: ‘The BBC was informed by the Met Police when a call came through [on Monday].’ Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group