Kaye Adams has broken her silence after losing her BBC Radio Scotland job, issuing a defiant denial of misconduct allegations. The Loose Women presenter was taken off air in October and will not return to her radio programme following claims of inappropriate behaviour.
In a statement on Instagram, Adams said: 'I'm aware of malicious stories circulating about the reasons for my departure from BBC Scotland. I've tried to keep a dignified silence but these attacks on my character are now so persistent, they can no longer go unchallenged.' She categorically denied using a misogynistic slur 14 years ago, calling the accusation 'horrified at its invention'. She also refuted claims of berating an intern and throwing a pencil in an empty studio.
Adams, who had hosted the three-hour phone-in programme since 2010, described herself as 'heart-broken that 15 years of hard work and dedication to BBC Scotland is being reduced to this'. She thanked colleagues for their support.
In addition to losing her radio job, Adams' podcast sponsor, the Alzheimer's Society, has pulled its advertising from 'How to be 60 with Kaye Adams'. The charity's chief marketing officer cited 'recent developments' for the decision. Adams' father died from dementia in 2017.
Speaking previously about the ordeal, Adams told her podcast listeners it had been 'a brutal five months', and she was focusing on processing events and getting her life back on track.
