MOT News presenter Tom Bradby has revealed that “it could have helped Huw Edwards‘, as he revealed, he also suffered a nervous breakdown in the past.
Bradby, 57, has spoken openly about his own past mental health issues. He told the Radio Times that he “probably” could have helped Edwards “a little bit”.
The news presenter will front ITV’s election night coverage, having previously presented the vote in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
This election will no longer go toe-to-toe with Huw Edwards, who resigned from the BBC earlier this year on “medical advice”, nine months after being suspended over allegations he paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexual images. .
Asked if he could have helped the Welsh star, he replied: “Yeah, probably, a little bit.” “You think about the world differently once you’ve had a breakdown and spent a lot of time talking about the stress and strains we put on ourselves.”
It had previously been revealed that the bbcElection night coverage will be led by Clive Myrie and Laura Kuenssberg.
Meanwhile, Channel 4’s coverage will be co-presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Emily Maitlis, while Kay Burley will present coverage on Sky News.
Speaking to the new edition of Radio Times, Bradby was asked about the fact that election night coverage was no longer carried out solely by middle-aged white men. He was asked if he felt “exposed” to that change.
He told the magazine: “I don’t particularly do it, because that’s not my decision.” That will be someone else’s decision.
“There aren’t many white male presenters left, I dare say, so I’m feeling a little less nervous than I possibly should.”
He added: “You just put your head down, do a good job and try to be as kind as possible to everyone around you.”
Bradby said that as he grew older he thought about whether people would think of him as someone who was “decent” to work with.
He added: “Because that’s what you want to be remembered for.”
The presenter said that as you get older, this point of view is “easier” to have.
