With the scandal surrounding disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards being dramatised in a new two-part show for Channel Five starring Martin Clunes, the Mirror takes a look at where the former BBC broadcaster’s ex-wife Vicky is now
After 30 years of marriage, Huw Edwards’ ex-wife found herself with a new role – becoming the “whistleblower” who helped take him down.
Vicky Flind, 64, an experienced TV producer in her own right, came forward with a shock statement as rumour swirled about the veteran BBC newsreader back in 2024. Now, the whole ordeal is being dramatised in a feature length two-part programme for Channel 5, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, and stars Martin Clunes as Edwards.
The first signs of scandal emerged when The Sun had reported that a major BBC star had been suspended on suspicion of ‘serious offences’. The rumour mill churned, but no one knew who it really was, until Vicky announced it was her husband.
“In light of the recent reporting regarding the ‘BBC Presenter’ I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards,” Vicky said at the time, “after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family, I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our children. Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years.
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“The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters, he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving in-patient hospital care where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future. Once well enough to do so, he intends to respond to the stories that have been published. To be clear Huw was first told that there were allegations being made against him last Thursday. In the circumstances and given Huw’s condition I would like to ask that the privacy of my family and everyone else caught up in these upsetting events is respected. I know that Huw is deeply sorry that so many colleagues have been impacted by the recent media speculation. We hope this statement will bring that to an end.”
Edwards later admitted to possessing seven Category A images – the most serious – alongside dozens of Category B and C images. Overall he had admitted that 41 images had been sent to him on WhatsApp, including one victim who was between the ages of seven and nine. In September 2024, he was handed a six month jail sentence suspended for two years after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.
Vicky and Huw got engaged back in 1993, with the former couple meeting when Edwards had the role of Westminster correspondent for the BBC when he was 30 years old, and she was 28. It is said that they had already split by the time the scandal came to light with Edwards moving out of the family home in Dulwich – an affluent neighbourhood in South West London.
Vicky has since reportedly filed for divorce from her husband of 30 years, with whom she shares five children. Edwards is said to be splitting his time between London and Wales, where he stays with his mum.
Their shared home – a large six-bedroom property described as a ‘substantial detached mid century family house’ – worth £4.75 million was put up for sale around the time of his conviction – with the couple buying it nearly 20 years previously, back in 2006, for £1.8m. A source told the Sun that Edwards had put Vicky and their kids ‘through hell’ which was why she decided to file divorce proceedings. “Vicky had enough of Edwards a long time ago but this is the final nail in the coffin of their relationship. He’s put her and their family through hell, so this was inevitable. Unsurprisingly, they separated a long time ago and Edwards has been living elsewhere, but it is now official.”
The insider further claimed: “Vicky is not talking to him and they now only communicate via lawyers.” However, nearly a year later in August 2025, Edwards was spotted out in Swansea celebrating his birthday – and he was still wearing his wedding ring while carrying three mini bottles of prosecco to mark the occasion.
Sentencing documents from Westminster Magistrate’s Court stated that his relationship with his wife had been strained for some time as she cared for her dying mother.
Prosecutor Mr Ian Hope, representing the Crown said in a pre-sentencing report, “At the time of the offences and over a period of 2 to 3 years, Mr Edwards described a deterioration in the relationship. His wife was experiencing high levels of stress as her mother was nearing end of life and the couple became increasingly distant from one another.
“Mr Edwards recognises that he was also detached and ‘not present’ at a time when she needed his support. Despite having previously been very close, he recalls this period as the most difficult part of their marriage and their levels of intimacy had significantly decreased. Mr Edwards has been keen to stress that he does not consider his bisexuality as permission for infidelity and he expresses high levels of remorse for the betrayal of his partner and children and is aware that he has eroded the trust placed in him.”
In her first public appearance after the massive controversy, she attended Wimbledon, sitting in the Royal Box with Robert Peston back in the summer of 2025 – with whom she has worked as a producer for many years.
The new two-part dramatisation of the scandal surrounding the newsreader who used to front up major events like Queen Elizabeth’s funeral for the BBC has already attracted the ire of Edwards who said it was ‘hardly likely’ to portray what really happened.
In a blistering statement Edwards said that the production company, Wonderhood, who made the show, “made no attempt to check with me the truth of any aspect of their narrative before going ahead with the production. “They belatedly asked for a response after the drama had been made, while reserving the right to edit any such response. They also refused to disclose whether any of those making allegations had been paid for their contributions. Channel 5’s ‘factual drama’ is hardly likely to convey the reality of what happened.”
