The Sun claims BBC presenter broke 'rules' to meet young person

The controversy surrounding a top BBC presenter has deepened after The Sun reported that the man had broke coronavirus lockdown rules to meet a young person.

The UK paper said that it saw messages which revealed that the TV star not only visited the 23-year-old's home, but also sent money and demanded a picture.

In return, he got a semi-naked photograph.

According to the paper, the young person — whose identity was kept a secret due to privacy reasons — claimed the TV star travelled to another country to meet them at their flat in February 2021.

The source is quoted as saying: "He was always asking to meet and I found it quite pressurising. There were restrictions and they kept getting stricter but he constantly asked."

The newspaper alleges the travel to another county took place on 18 February 2021 — during the third lockdown in Britain.