Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is to hold talks with the BBC director-general Tim Davie over “deeply concerning” allegations about one of its presenters.
The unnamed star is alleged to have paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually explicit images.
The presenter allegedly first requested images from the youth when they were aged 17 back in 2020 and has made a series of payments over the years, according to The Sun.
In a statement ahead of the meeting, a Department of Culture, Media and Sport spokesperson said: “As a public service broadcaster in receipt of public funding, senior officials have stressed to the BBC that the allegations must be investigated urgently and sensitively, with the department kept informed.
“The culture secretary will be speaking to Tim Davie later today.”
