Strictly's Krishnan Guru-Murthy issues savage dig at BBC as bosses 'not happy' with star
Krishnan Guru-Murthy has reportedly irked BBC bosses
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Newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy was one of the first famous faces unveiled to take part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
However, just days after having his stint confirmed, Guru-Murthy is reportedly under fire for previous comments made about the broadcaster.
Now 53 and employed by Channel 4, Guru-Murthy began his career at the BBC before moving on to pastures new.
Reminiscing about his time at the Beeb, he said in a podcast [via The Sun]: "I worked for them for 10 years but I do relish it when they are in trouble.
"There may be a boss you knew 20 years ago that you might enjoy watching screw up," he quipped. "There are grudges in the media obviously."
The comments about the BBC have now reportedly irked bosses who lined the newsreader up for the dancing competition.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy was unveiled as a Strictly star last week
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A source told the publication: "A place on Strictly is one of TV’s golden tickets so it’s far from a good look that one of the cast has been criticising the BBC and even worse when the channel made their name.
"Everyone was excited to get Krishnan on board but this has cast a bit of a shadow. The bosses are not happy."
The BBC declined to comment on the report when contacted by GB News.
Guru-Murthy began working for the BBC in the late-80s as part of the Reportage team and moved on to Newsround in the early-90s.
Soon after, Newsnight came calling followed by BBC News 24 host before he headed to Channel 4 in 1998.
He's now the network's longest-serving news presenter following Jon Snow's decision to retire.
Guru-Murthy joins the likes of Angela Scanlon, Amanda Abbington, Nikita Kanda, Adam Thomas, Zara McDermott, Eddie Kadi, Layton Williams and Angela Rippon in that line-up as of Tuesday morning.
However, Guru-Murthy isn't the only one to hit headlines after sparking controversy since their arrival to the world of Strictly.
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy currently works for Channel 4
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Abbington was forced to deny she was "transphobic" and deleted her Twitter account after some users threatened to boycott the show over her tweets.
The Sherlock star had used the social media site to hit out at a clip of drag queens performing in front of young children.
In her defence video addressing the boycott calls, Abbington insisted she loved drag as an art form and there was no connection between that and being transphobic.