Huw Edwards Criticised Over Welsh Poetry Competition Entry

Disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards has been criticised for entering a Welsh poetry competition under a pseudonym. Actor Sera Cracroft said a win would have been hurtful to abuse survivors, while another survivor called the prospect "catastrophic" and urged rule changes.

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Huw Edwards criticised for entering Welsh festival poetry competition

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A sex abuse survivor says the ex-BBC newsreader winning would've been "catastrophic" and wants the rules changed.

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Guardian Published 4 August 2026

Huw Edwards criticised for entering Welsh poetry competition

BBC actor Sera Cracroft says if disgraced former newsreader had won it would be hurtful to abuse survivors The disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been criticised after entering a Welsh poetry competition under a pseudonym. Actor Sera Cracroft, best known for her role in the long-running BBC Welsh language soap opera Pobol y Cwm, told the BBC it would have been “catastrophic” if Edwards had won the prize,…

BBC Published 4 August 2026

Huw Edwards criticised for entering Welsh festival poetry competition

A sex abuse survivor says the ex-BBC newsreader winning would've been "catastrophic" and wants the rules changed.

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