Former ITN and BBC newscaster Selina Scott won around £250,000 in compensation from channel Five after she accused the broadcaster of ‘reneging on an agreement’ for her to cover for regular presenter Natasha Kaplinsky’s maternity leave.
She claimed they pulled the agreement because they said that she was too old.
No, Selina. Isn’t the real reason for this is because you would be so rubbish at reading the news again? After all, you have been off our screens for a long time….