Kaye Adams is axed from her £155,000 a year BBC radio show after three misconduct complaints upheld
Loose Women ‘bully fight’ star Kaye Adams has been sacked from her £155,000-a-year BBC radio show after three misconduct complaints against her were upheld.
Following a disciplinary investigation, Ms. Adams was found guilty of inappropriate conduct for allegedly swearing at a colleague, throwing a pen at another, and berating an intern’s professional ability.
The Mail can reveal BBC bosses have already lined up broadcaster and DJ Grant Stott to replace him.
Two bullying complaints against Ms Adams, 63, were dismissed and she has now left the BBC.
Staff working on Mornings with Kaye Adams were briefed a week ago not to expect her to return to the station.
It comes months after the long-serving broadcaster was suspended by the BBC, claiming he was not initially told why or what the allegations against him were.
An incident in which Ms Adams is said to have used the offensive c-word towards a colleague is believed to have occurred more than a decade ago and resulted in the person refusing to work on the program that day.
Another colleague was asked to appear on stage just minutes before the show went on air, sources told the Mail.
Loose Women star Kaye Adams has been embroiled in a bullying row and has been sacked from her £155,000-a-year radio show after three abuse complaints against her were upheld.
Adams was photographed in Glasgow last October, shortly after it was revealed he had been suspended from the BBC
On another occasion, Ms. Adams is said to have thrown a pen at a producer in frustration during a segment of the day’s programme.
A former colleague said the royalty-funded broadcaster took action against Ms Adams too late.
They said: ‘Senior producers acknowledged how difficult he was but did little to protect the team from his extreme behaviour. Tears were common and stress was through the roof for everyone.’
The mother-of-two worked at BBC Scotland for 15 years until she was suspended on October 7 last year.
He had his own call-in show, Call Kaye, before moving to a new format called ‘Mornings With…’ which he hosted several times a week.
Ms Adams is still a regular panelist and presenter on ITV’s Loose Women, having previously said she was there for the star.
Many of her fellow hosts, including Denise Welch and Nadia Sawalha, have come out to support her since her suspension.
He also hosts the weekly podcast How to Be 60, with Karen MacKenzie, in which he previously spoke about the stress he experienced during the BBC investigation.
Following a disciplinary investigation, Ms. Adams was found guilty of inappropriate behavior, including swearing at a colleague, throwing a pen at another, and berating an intern’s professional ability.
Just last month she admitted she had lost weight and ‘didn’t want to eat’ and had previously told the Mail on Sunday that her name was being ‘dragged through the mud’.
Friends have said they fear a ‘witch hunt’ has been launched against him by new BBC Scotland radio boss Victoria Easton-Riley, who is appointed in May 2025.
Within six months Ms Easton-Riley canceled the station’s longest-running programme, Good Morning Scotland, and replaced it with Radio Scotland Breakfast, presented by Martin Geissler and Laura Maciver.
A month later, it was announced that a further four programs (midnight music shows) would be cancelled, with hosts Iain Anderson, Roddy Hart, Billy Sloan and Natasha Raskin Sharp.
Insiders have previously said the move against Ms Adams came after a team meeting saw the new boss witness behavior she found worrying, prompting her to speak to colleagues about the star.
This comes after the company launched its latest anti-harassment campaign called ‘Call Out’, which encourages employees to report behavior they find unacceptable.
The plan was created in response to an independent report into BBC workplace culture, which found a small number of stars and managers engaged in ‘unacceptable behaviour’ and bosses were often unable to cope.
It was commissioned in the wake of the Huw Edwards scandal, when the former newsreader admitted he had child abuse footage.
MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace was subsequently sacked after a report confirmed 45 allegations about his behavior, including unwanted physical contact and state of undress.
BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty is still on air despite being currently under official investigation following bullying complaints against her.
BBC chief Samir Shah has previously said some powerful people still make life ‘unbearable’ for colleagues and told the presenters: ‘Let me be clear from today on, if you think you are too big a star or too important to live by the values of this organisation, not only are you wrong, we will find you.’
Ms. Adams has been approached for comment.
