Gary Lineker has been rightfully letting his hair down following the BBC drama (Picture: Getty)
Gary Lineker appears to be putting the BBC scandal behind him as he enjoyed an exclusive night out with fellow famous faces.
The Match of the Day presenter, 62, who was controversially asked to step back from the popular football highlights show, has been at the centre of an impartiality row with the BBC after tweeting about a new Government asylum seeker policy.
On Thursday night, however, Lineker brushed off the drama and partied with famous faces at the Apollo’s Muse launch party at 1 Mount Street in London.
Dressed in a sharp grey blazer, a dark blue shirt, black trousers, and of course, his signature black frames, the popular host flashed a big smile for the camera.
He also posed for a photo with Never Tear Us Apart singer Paloma Faith, 41, who oozed ballerina vibes in an elegant white button-down dress that boasted a tulle skirt.
The Match of the Day presenter and Paloma Faith enjoyed each other’s company at the Apollo’s Muse launch party (Picture: Getty)
Lineker looked dapper at the glitzy event at 1 Mount Street on Thursday night (Picture: Getty)
The pair looked delighted in each other’s company, with Paloma placing a hand on her hip as they were snapped by the bar.
It’s been a turbulent few weeks for Lineker, who was taken off Match of the Day for a tweet comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy to that of 1930s Germany.
Lineker’s co-stars Ian Wright, Alan Shearer, and Alex Scott also pulled out of last weekend’s episode in ‘solidarity’.
Lineker will be returning to host Match of the Day on Saturday, March 18 (Picture: Getty)
On Monday, the BBC and Lineker confirmed he will be returning to his hosting duties this Saturday and will ‘abide by the editorial guidelines’ until the BBC review is complete.
It was recently claimed that Lineker believed he had a ‘special agreement’ with the BBC director-general to tweet about refugees and immigration, his agent has said.
Jon Holmes, who represents the popular host, said the impartiality row resulting from Lineker’s recent online action had ‘collapsed into a shambles’ despite his efforts to have everyone ‘calm down’.
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Writing in The New Statesman, Mr Holmes said: ‘Gary takes a passionate interest in refugees and immigration and, as he saw it, had a special agreement with Tim Davie, the BBC’s director-general, to tweet about these issues.’
He went on to describe the BBC guidelines on social media use for staff and freelancers as ‘a bit vague’ but said that both he and Lineker believed in the ‘impartiality and independence’ of the broadcaster.
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Lineker is rightfully letting his hair down.