Stephen Nolan ‘deeply sorry’ after explicit image allegations

Steven Nolan has apologised after a newspaper published allegations he sent sexually explicit images of a potential guest. 

The Irish News listed claims concerning BBC presenter Nolan including an allegation he sent images of Stephen Bear to his television production team in 2016. 

On Friday, Nolan said an image had been widely available on the internet and he had been “talking to a long-term friend and peer outside of work.”

He said that he was “deeply sorry”.

The paper alleged that in 2016, while the production team on Nolan Live were attempting to book the reality TV contestant Stephen Bear for the programme, Nolan had sent them two sexually explicit images of Bear.

Irish News claims the BBC carried out an investigation in 2018 following a complaint by a member of staff about the images.

Among the other allegations reported in the Irish News was that a BBC staff member had separately made a formal complaint of bullying against Nolan. But the paper says the complaint was not upheld. 

In December 2022. Stephen Bear was found guilty of disclosing a private sexual film after a video of him having sex with a woman was published online.