Troubled Huw Edwards Net Worth and Salary: Wealth Investigated Amid BBC Pay Rise

Manoj Nair

July 14, 2023

Well-known journalist, Huw Edwards is in the news these days after allegations surfaced that he paid £35,000 to a teenage girl for explicit pictures. Huw was suspended and taken off air and since then he has been the target of netizens’ anger. The action was taken on May 19^th, 2023 when the teen’s family members filed a written complaint against him.

Huw Edwards Net Worth

Edwards had earned a lot of affluence and money by his appearance on a variety of shows which was aired on the BBC. Talking of Huw Edwards net worth, he is reported to have a net wealth of around $3 million. He first gained notoriety when on July 9, 2023, Snapchat videos featuring him exposing his buttocks.

Interestingly, Edwards has now deleted his Instagram page. There are also rumors that the video is AI generated since the video was featured in a FaceTime conversation. Edwards is well known for his appearances on BBC and contributed a major chunk of his earnings.

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Salary

It is reported that he amassed £550,000 and £599,999 as salary, while he was active on the BBC. However in 2018 when the gender pay difference acquired big media coverage, BBC slashed his salary to between £520,000 and £529,999. His earnings were further reduced and his earnings remained at £465,000.

He first entered the BBC service as a news trainee and then started to present different shows. He became the chief political correspondent at BBC News and presented various important events which included Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, Prince William, and Catherine Middleton’s wedding, and Nelson Mandela’s death.

He was a regular feature on BBC I, BBC II, and BBC World News. However, in September 2008, the BBC Trust ruled that he had broken the organization’s editorial guidelines when Edwards was making a presentation on Welsh politics.

Among his many popular shows on BBC and TV, he also was known for his documentaries which included ‘Organ Stops: Saving the King of Instruments, ‘Mary Berry’s Christmas Party’ and ‘Bread of Heaven with Huw Edwards’. However after the latest scandal hit the headlines, he has been keeping a low profile and rarely appearing in public.