Kaye Adams Denies ‘Malicious Stories’ After BBC Complaint As Loose Women Panellist Loses Charity Role

Broadcaster Kaye Adams, a regular panellist on Loose Women, has said she is heartbroken over what she called “malicious stories” after being removed from her Radio Scotland morning programme last October following an internal complaint. Adams has denied allegations that she used a misogynistic slur and that she threw a pencil in a studio, and the has confirmed she will not be returning to the role.

Loose Women Role and Adams’s Response

In a social media statement, Adams said claims that she berated an intern and used a misogynistic slur were “simply untrue” and that she “categorically deny[s] using a misogynistic slur 14 years ago”. She added she was “horrified at its invention more than a decade later” and said she was “heartbroken that 15 years of hard work and dedication to Scotland is being reduced to this. ” Adams also addressed an allegation that she threw a pencil while alone in an empty studio, saying words failed her on that claim.

Charities Cut Ties and Internal Findings

Following the action, two charities have ended formal links with Adams. The Alzheimer’s Society confirmed it would no longer sponsor the “How to be 60 with Kaye Adams” podcast, and Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire confirmed she had been dropped as an ambassador, a voluntary post she had held since 2014. The charity said Adams was an ambassador for 12 years and praised her support in raising funds and profile, saying her passion, enthusiasm and understanding of the work were always evident. The charity declined to comment further on the circumstances, and the decision was taken at a board meeting held on Wednesday evening.

Investigation, Outcomes and Wider Context

Adams was suspended from her presenter role, which was reported as a £155, 000-a-year position, after complaints that included allegations of shouting and swearing at colleagues. Adams has denied wrongdoing and suggested her assertiveness had been mistaken for bullying. The internal investigation upheld some complaints. The complaints were raised under the ’s “Call it Out” scheme, which was launched last year following an independent report into workplace culture that found a small number of stars and managers behaved unacceptably and that bosses sometimes failed to tackle them.

The confirmed last month that Adams would not be returning to her role but said it would not comment on individuals or internal processes. A spokesperson said: “We don’t comment on individual cases. We do take any reports concerning our values not being upheld extremely seriously, and when required have robust processes in place to investigate. “

Adams joined Scotland in 2010 and has appeared on other programmes, including a 2022 appearance on Strictly Come Dancing and participation in the third series of Celebrity MasterChef. In her statement, she thanked friends and colleagues across the corporation who had sent their good wishes and support and said there was “really nothing more I can say” beyond that gratitude.