THERE’S a ticking time bomb at the BBC which could blow apart one of its flagship shows - after a FEMALE star allegedly showed an explicit and unwanted d**k pic.
The Sun can reveal that one of the Corporation’s leading ladies has been hauled in by horrified Beeb bosses and made to apologise for the unsolicited photograph.
The woman, who ranked in the Corporation's top 50 highest paid this year, is said to have asked a horrified junior member of staff about her preferences and then showed her a nude image on her mobile phone.
Precisely whose member was flashed isn’t known.
But the alleged move was considered so offensive, the female talent was called in by execs and asked to apologise.
Until recently, the jaw-dropping incident had remained a story whispered only in the halls of BBC HQ.
However, the rising outcry over standards at the Beeb following the Huw Edwards, MasterChef and Strictly scandals means there is no longer room for dirty little secrets.
And BBC bosses are all too aware that The Sun knows every little detail of this woman’s indiscretions.
A source close to the scandal said: “It’s a ticking time bomb in among stalemate.
“As soon as the name of this woman - and details of her bad behaviour - are unleashed, it will derail entire departments and mark the first female to be formally swept up into the BBC’s wrongdoing roll call.
“The woman asked the young producer if she liked ‘d*** pics’ and then showed her a picture on her mobile phone.
“It was meant to be jokey, locker-room type banter, but the woman was completely horrified and cried about it.
“No one minds a bit of office banter, but this was on another level.
“She felt like it was an intentionally shocking move to intimidate, veiled as a joke. It was way too much.
“The woman had to apologise to the girl.
“It’s double standards, but somehow a woman being involved in showing d**k pics feels much more offensive than a male.
“Jermaine Jenas lost his job for sharing such things.
“The release of her name would be seismic.”
I’m privy to the woman’s identity and exactly what she’s been up to and I couldn’t agree more - viewers would be struck dumb.
Asked about the incident, a BBC spokesperson told me: “While we do not comment on individual cases, we take all complaints about conduct at work extremely seriously.”
