Huw Edwards criticised for entering Welsh poetry competition

Per The Guardian, disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards came under fire after entering a Welsh poetry competition under a pseudonym. Actor Sera Cracroft, best known for her role in the BBC Welsh language series Pobol y Cwm, criticized the move, saying it would have been 'catastrophic' if Edwards had won—noting that the image of him being crowned in front of the nation would be hurtful to survivors.

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