Jermaine Jenas claims there was 'thirst for blood' as he speaks out for first time after heated interview

Jermaine Jenas has spoken out following his clash with ITV presenters after revealing that he's 'lost everything' in the wake of his BBC sacking.

The former footballer looked set to follow in the footsteps of Gary Lineker and Gary Neville by making a name for himself in mainstream media, thanks to his appearances on Match of the Day and The One Show.

However, the 43-year-old's time with the BBC would end prematurely in 2024 after he was accused of sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues.

Although the former Spurs man suggested that he was 'ashamed' at the time, he also claimed that the messages were consensual, but that didn't stop the BBC from sacking him following the complaints about his workplace conduct, while his wife Ellie also left him after the allegations came to light.

Jenas appeared on Good Morning Britain earlier this week to address how his life has gone downhill over the past two years but he also faced intense questioning from presenters Kate Garraway and Ranvir Singh, who were keen to clarify if he had learned anything from the experience.

After hitting back during the show to suggest that everyone makes mistakes throughout the life and that there were several things affecting his behaviour at the time, he has now taken to Instagram to publicly address the interview, suggesting that there was a 'thirst for blood'.

On Saturday morning, he posted a video, saying: "How do I feel after my interview on Good Morning Britain?

"First and foremost, I'm glad I did it, I really am, because I think any time you're presented with these big tests in your life, I think standing up to them is important.

"No matter what side of it you land, you just feel better that you stood up to the challenge. So I'm happy that I did that.

"There's obviously a level of disappointment as well, just purely and simply with the direction that the interview was taken. It felt like they had an agenda. It felt like there was a thirst for blood from one presenter in particular.

"It just, if I'm honest, felt unnecessary to me and it leant itself to what I said in my last post, it's the reason I had fears going into it and why I questioned, do I need this in my life?

"They invited me on. I didn't ask to go on the show. They invited me on because they saw my post about these transitions in your life and rebuilding your life.

"But still, no matter how many conversations I had with producers about, "okay, we can touch on this, but we want to move forward and look at what's next," it just felt like a trap. It just felt like one individual had an agenda and she was going to twist the knife because she wanted to.

"I can handle that, it's totally fine, it is what it is. I just wanted to show you lot [that] this is part of my journey, it's the journey that I'm on, and it is a warts-and-all documentation of what's going off in this transitional period in my life.

"I think it's very important that you all see what the media is like and if I'm honest, that side of it, I don't miss at all."

LADbible has contacted ITV for comment.