A BBC actor has defended the broadcaster’s gender pay gap, saying men often use their salaries to support stay-at-home mothers and their children.
The yawning gap between the pay packets of men and women in similar or identical jobs prompted a fierce debate about the broadcaster’s pay scale.
Wading into the row, Casualty star Tom Chambers said the stark contrast between the salaries of the best paid men and women had a simple explanation.
On Sunday, more than 40 senior female presenters and reporters signed a letter demanding immediate action from the Director-General of the BBC to tackle the gender pay gap.