Huw Edwards stepped out to grab three mini bottles of prosecco to celebrate his 64th birthday on Monday.
The disgraced BBC newsreader was seen returning to his car in Swansea, Wales, after a brief outing to the shops.
The Welshman wore a pale blue polo shirt and black trousers when he was spotted filling his car with petrol and buying prosecco.
Huw pleaded guilty to having indecent images of children on July 31 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, including 13 of the most serious category A and one of a child as young as seven.
He was among the BBC’s highest-paid figures, with its accounts putting him in a pay bracket of between £475,000 and £479,999 for 2023/24. This was a £40,000 pay rise from 2022/23, when he was paid between £435,000 and £439,999.
In May, it was reported Huw ignored pleas from BBC bosses to return the £200,000 he was paid after his arrest.
Huw Edwards stepped out to grab three mini bottles of prosecco to celebrate his 64th birthday on Monday
The disgraced BBC newsreader was seen returning to his car in Swansea after a brief outing to the shops
BBC Chairman Samir Shah said the presenter has been asked numerous times to give the money back, The Sun reported.
Mr Shah told Times Radio: ‘We’ve been asking him and asking him and asking him. We’re getting legal advice on it.’
He made a direct appeal to Huw saying: ‘If Huw is listening, give it back. Just give it back.’
The former News At Ten anchor was on £475,000 a year at the time of his arrest in November 2023.
While some BBC staff were aware he had been held, he was not sacked at the time.
In April 2024 he was allowed to step down on medical grounds.
At the time the Welshman was not dismissed despite some more senior BBC staff being aware of his arrest, with reports he paid a teenager £35,000 for sexual images later emerging last September.
He was handed a six-month suspended sentence, sparking outrage among campaign groups who branded it ‘ludicrous, absurd and embarrassing’ that he had been allowed to walk out of court instead of being sent to prison.
Huw pleaded guilty to having indecent images of children on July 31 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, including 13 of the most serious category A and one of a child as young as seven
The Welshman wore a pale blue polo shirt and black trousers when he was spotted filling his car with petrol and buying prosecco
Huw kept a straight face during his birthday outing to the shops in Swansea
He was among the BBC’s highest-paid figures, with its accounts putting him in a pay bracket of between £475,000 and £479,999 for 2023/24
This was a £40,000 pay rise from 2022/23, when he was paid between £435,000 and £439,999
The disgraced newsreader popped out to get his essentials
Huw was handed a six-month suspended sentence after admitting three charges of ‘making’ indecent photographs
The former BBC news presenter leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London in July 2024
The former News At Ten anchor was on £475,000 a year at the time of his arrest in November 2023
As well as a suspended sentence, Huw was also put on the sex offender register and was told he had to take part in rehabilitation sessions.
At the time BBC boss said there were discussions regarding the six-figure sum Huw had earned following his arrest, saying the BBC could possibly go down the legal route to retrieve the wages.
Huw is currently being divorced by his wife Vicky Find, who is also the mother of his five children, with his £4.75million Dulwich home also up for sale.