Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has defended her interview with former One Show host Jermaine Jenas after the ex-footballer accused her and Ranvir Singh of "twisting the knife". In August 2024, Jenas was dropped by the BBC after being accused of inappropriate behaviours from two female colleagues.
Earlier this month, Jenas appeared on Good Morning Britain for an interview with Garraway and Singh in which he discussed being fired after sexting two colleagues, taking responsibility and rebuilding his career.
The two presenters quizzed Jenas on his sacking and subsequent career prospects, with Singh also asking him if he had any advice to men "in positions of power" who think that "they're just flirting with women at work".
Jenas responded to Singh's question, saying that he could only share his own experiences. He then referenced the presenter's "line of questioning", adding: "If you feel like I have not been punished enough, go ahead and keep going."
Now, Garraway has spoken at the Tric Awards to Digital Spy about the chat, saying that she and Singh had to make sure to ask the questions lingering in viewers' minds.
"I think he wanted to talk about his experiences, didn't he? You just want to make sure you're asking the questions that were in people's minds," Garraway said, adding that Jenas was "fine" with her after the interview.
What to Read Next
Asked who Jenas was referring to about 'twisting the knife' on his Instagram after the interview, Garraway said: "I'm not sure – I don't know."
She added: "It's hard, isn't it? Because he has tried to own what happened but also there will still be people who still have a lot of questions. So you have to put those questions to him."
After his GMB appearance, Jenas criticised the chat in an Instagram video, saying he was "glad" he did it, but voicing his "disappointment" over "the direction that the interview was taken".
"It felt like they had an agenda. It felt like there was a thirst for blood from one presenter in particular."
"No matter how many conversations I had with producers about, 'Okay, we can touch on this, but we want to move forward and look at what's next', it just felt like a trap," he claimed.
"It felt like one individual had an agenda and she was going to twist the knife because she wanted to."
Good Morning Britain airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
Reporter, Digital Spy
Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times and Digital Spy.
Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).
