BBC Breakfast host Charlie Stayt is said to be ‘under review’ at the broadcaster after a number of complaints were reportedly made against him by other staff members.
The report comes amid a string of claims that there are ongoing issues behind the scenes at the BBC’s flagship morning programme. An HR adviser from consultancy firm PwC was earlier this year reported to be supporting the Beeb as it reviews the culture of the BBC One morning show.
This came as the programme was hit with bullying allegations against both Stayt’s co-host Naga Munchetty, 50, and editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Frediani.
It was confirmed that Frediani would be taking a period of extended leave from the programme, which he has headed up from Salford since 2019, amid the bullying allegations.
A month later, it was then reported that Frediani had returned to the show following an external consultation. The Sun then claimed that Munchetty, who has presented the BBC programme since 2014, had faced her own bullying allegations and that she had been spoken to by BBC bosses over two incidents in three years.
Stayt, 63, is now reportedly also ‘under review’ alongside Munchetty and it has been claimed the co-hosts will now face a formal investigation at the Beeb.
A source told The Sun: ‘A number of people have come forward to share their experiences with Charlie, so the BBC has officially moved to place the complaints under review.’
Members of the BBC crew are said to have reported ‘rudeness’ and ‘bullying’, alongside other behaviour which ‘undermines staff’, the tabloid claimed. Stayt and Munchetty will reportedly be separately assessed.
In a statement to Metro, a BBC spokesperson said: ‘While we do not comment on individual cases, we take all complaints about conduct at work extremely seriously and will not tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values.
‘We have robust processes in place and would encourage any staff with concerns to raise them directly with us so they can be addressed.’
It comes after a report that Munchetty had been in talks to leave the BBC in favour of rival radio station LBC, with a source telling The Sun ‘there’s only so much external noise anyone is prepared to take’.
There have been no official announcements on whether Munchetty would be leaving the broadcaster and her representatives did not respond to requests for comment at the time.
Metro contacted Charlie Stayt’s representatives for comment on this story.
BBC Breakfast airs weekdays on BBC One from 6am.
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