Huw Edwards's publicist Barry Tomes has revealed the details of their feud, which was sparked by Edwards's decision to launch his Substack. Tomes, who represented Edwards for seven days during the recent broadcast of Channel 5's drama about the broadcaster's downfall, has lifted the lid on what it was really like to work with him, revealing Edwards is still yearning for life in the spotlight.
When Huw Edwards's life imploded after he was charged with making indecent images of children, his TV-producer wife of 30 years, Vicky Flind, left him.
Edwards moved back to west Wales to live an isolated existence with his elderly mother. But while few could bear the sight of Edwards, one man stood firmly by his side - PR man Barry Tomes. Tomes represented Edwards for seven days during the recent broadcast of Channel 5's drama about the broadcaster's downfall, starring Martin Clunes.
But in that time he made quite a splash, getting grilled on Good Morning Britain by Susanna Reid who repeatedly asked him: 'Why are you doing this?
' 'Everybody's allowed to say their piece,' Tomes insisted. Standing by a convicted paedophile was a bold move from Tomes, who has decades of experience in the industry representing the likes of The Beach Boys, and one that earned him much backlash from the wider public.
But I can now reveal that in the latest in a string of mostly self-inflicted disasters to have befallen Edwards, he has now fallen out with the one person willing to indulge his egotistical wish for a comeback. In September 2024, Huw Edwards received a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children.
Edwards launched his Substack on Wednesday, in the first public move he has made since he was taken off-air three years ago. The feud that has emerged between Edwards and his one-time publicist seems to have been sparked by Edwards's bizarre decision this week to begin posting his musings on the online blogging platform Substack.
Now Tomes, who had been one of the closest people to the BBC superstar since his downfall, has lifted the lid on what it was really like to work with him, revealing Edwards is still yearning for life in the spotlight.
'Huw told me he didn't want to go back to TV,' Tomes tells me. 'He said that part of his life was categorically over. But I just think he now wants the limelight again. I think he misses that.
It must be a craving for him.
' On whether he would be the one to help him make a return to public life, the celeb PR said: 'I wouldn't work with Huw again, absolutely not. I wouldn't work with him for £100,000 a year because he's getting it all wrong.
'I don't think Substack is the platform for someone like Huw Edwards. He has to accept that nobody cares about his opinion on the new Prime Minister or the economy. Nobody cares. When you commit that type of crime, nobody cares about you anymore.
' In September 2024, Edwards received a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children. Tomes, who grew up on a council estate in Birmingham, continued: 'I told him he shouldn't do anything while he's still serving his sentence, which will be until September. If he had been in prison, he wouldn't have the chance to do this.
So I don't think he should be doing it even though he's not.
'I think he's probably surrounded by some close friends who are saying: 'You don't deserve this, you should go back out there. ' But people will just want to slate him. He's opening himself up to ridicule.
' Edwards launched his Substack on Wednesday, in the first public move he has made since he was taken off-air three years ago. Titled Welcome and with the subheading 'A first step...
', the first post sees the disgraced journalist promising the world a 'Relaunch'. Edwards promises to 'offer thoughts on matters of national and local interest' as someone with 'four decades years in broadcast journalism' - note the sloppy error.
'In light of my recent experiences,' the convicted paedophile continued, 'I would also like to talk about the criminal justice system: the courts, the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, and the Probation Service. I have many thoughts on the matter and I will be writing about it in the coming weeks. I am excited to share my experiences and insights with you all and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback
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