Clemmie Moodie

It has been a vintage year for Clemmie. Unequivocally, she has led the way in breaking showbusiness exclusives - with three of her stories this year leading the BBC 10 O’Clock News. From announcing the new hosts of This Morning - Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard - to revealing Anne Robinson courting Andrew Parker Bowles, Clemmie’s reporting has been as varied as it has revelatory.

She broke the showbusiness story of the year with her Strictly Come Dancing revelations. Kicking off with the splash about Giovanni Pernice quitting, less than 24 hours later, she revealed “several” stars had launched unprecedented legal action against the BBC. Using her unrivalled contacts, she garnered the trust of celebrities to confirm an interval investigation had been launched by the panicked BBC following complaints made via Carter Ruck into accusations of bullying and gross misconduct by Pernice. From here, the floodgates opened in a way never before seen on the long-running, BAFTA-winning show. Complaint after complaint emerged, and horror story after horror story. Clemmie also revealed Zara McDermott danced with a broken leg at the hands of her subsequently sacked partner, Graziano Di Prima. Tellingly, Clemmie was the first to reveal the Corporation was overhauling its internal protocol with new well-being measures including the use of chaperones - something subsequently confirmed by the BBC. This story ultimately ended with a Director General Tim Davie issuing an unprecedented apology to “anyone who has had an experience on Strictly that hasn’t been wholly positive”. The bullying report concluded in September with six of Amanda Abington’s complaints upheld.

In August, Clemmie broke the news that BBC golden boy Jermaine Jenas had been sacked by the BBC. In an emerging digital age, she broke it online - prompting every other newspaper and website to follow-up within minutes. She revealed that married Jenas - a man hotly tipped to replace Gary Lineker as Match of the Day host - had been quietly fired after inappropriately texting two junior female members of staff at The One Show, which he also fronted. Clemmie also broke the news minutes before the BBC Director of Sport internally - & tersely - emailed staff. Within 24 hours, Clemmie had persuaded Jenas to sit down and do a 60 minute interview with her; something which opened the 10 O’clock news that night. On the subject of Match of the Day, the following month Clemmie first detailed Lineker was in contract negotiations with the BBC over his contract - and weeks later revealed the star was quitting the BBC after 25 years. Clemmie also broke the pace-changing, unexpected news that after 18 months in the wilderness, Phillip Schofield was making his TV comeback - the Channel 5 documentary, Castaway.

In October, Clemmie received the original tip off into Gregg Wallace's inappropriate behaviour, and was involved in the first story about him being spoken to by BBC bosses.