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Disgraced Ex-BBC Presenter Entered Poetry Competition Under Pseudonym 'Enemy'
The poem was entered under a pseudonym and placed in the third grouping, prompting calls to review the Eisteddfod’s anonymity rules.
- Former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards entered a poem into the National Eisteddfod under the pseudonym 'Y Gelyn,' meaning 'The Enemy,' placing third in the competition, BBC-produced Newyddion S4C confirmed.
- Writing on his Substack on Sunday, Edwards said the poem was a 'personal tribute' to his late father, Hywel Teifi Edwards, intended to correct the 'poisonous narrative encouraged by the press' about their relationship.
- Actress Sera Cracroft called the entry 'shocking' given Edwards' 2024 conviction for accessing indecent images of children. The Eisteddfod said its process ensures 'nobody, including the judges, know beforehand who has competed.'
- Responding to critics, Edwards labeled them 'sickeningly self-righteous Welsh speakers' who ignore the 'damaging effects of mental ill health,' claiming he knew there was 'no way' he would win.
- Facing ongoing controversy while receiving mental health support, Edwards confronts demands from BBC chairman Dr Samir Shah to repay his £200,000 salary. The Eisteddfod will appraise its processes following this year's contest.
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Huw Edwards criticised for entering Welsh poetry competition
BBC actor Sera Cracroft says if disgraced former newsreader had won it would be hurtful to abuse survivors The disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been criticised after entering a Welsh poetry competition under a pseudonym. Actor Sera Cracroft, best known for her role in the long-running BBC Welsh language soap opera Pobol y [...]
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