Jermaine Jenas dropped from fresh TV presenting role after he was axed by BBC

Sacked BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas has lost another of his hosting positions following the allegations of his misconduct towards female colleagues on The One Show

Jermaine Jenas has been dropped from his presenting role for Formula E after just one season.

The axed BBC star, 41, was only appointed to host coverage of the sport on TNT Sports just last year. But he's not been kept on as part of their new broadcast deal with ITV following allegations he sent "inappropriate messages" to colleagues on The One Show.

Nicki Shields – who's previously worked as a pit lane reporter – will step up to replace him, with Karun Chandhok, David Coulthard and Billy Monger completing the presenting line-up. All 16 E-Prix and qualifying sessions for season 11 of the championship will be aired live on ITV4 and ITVX, as well as a new highlights show.

Former Tottenham and England midfielder Jenas had established himself as a versatile figure in the broadcasting world after retiring from football. He fronted various shows both in and out of sport and was rumoured to be the potential heir to Gary Lineker on Match of the Day.

He'd began co-presenting The One Show in 2020. But the Beeb sacked him with immediate effect in August of this year due to claims of his inappropriate behaviour towards female staffers on the programme, while he hasn't returned to TNT's coverage of the Premier League since.

Jenas insisted he had done nothing illegal but apologised to his former colleagues. He told The Sun: “I am ashamed, and I am deeply sorry. I have let myself down, my family, friends and colleagues down, and I owe everyone an apology – especially the women with whom I was messaging.

"I am so, so sorry. I am sorry for what I have put them through. I think it would be fair to say I have a problem. I know I self-sabotage and have a self-destructive streak when it comes to my relationship especially, and I know I need help. And I am getting help.

"I have made a lot of mistakes, and I am asking myself a lot of questions at the moment. I know there’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and it will be hard. I did nothing illegal – these were inappropriate messages between two consenting adults.

"I’m not proud of what I wrote and what I said. And I do consider it cheating, yes, although nothing physical ever happened. This is all on me and I fully accept there is a level of responsibility that needs to be upheld when you’re a member of the BBC. And I fell below those standards. I must take the responsibility.”

Further allegations emerged in the weeks thereafter. It was claimed he sent unsolicited explicit pictures to a woman while he was working at the World Cup in Qatar, and that he pestered a junior make-up artist for sex. A spokesman for Jenas said he denies they were unsolicited messages as alleged.