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BBC presenters Tim Willcox and Sophie Long face 'ban' over off-screen relationship

Tim Willcox and Sophie Long have allegedly told their partners their marriages are over.

Kiran Randhawa
Monday 26 November 2012 19:23 GMT
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Tim Willcox and Sophie Long have allegedly told their partners their marriages are over
Tim Willcox and Sophie Long have allegedly told their partners their marriages are over

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Two BBC news presenters who had an affair have been banned from appearing on screen together, according to reports.

Tim Willcox and Sophie Long, who are both married, have allegedly told their partners their marriages are over.

They are reportedly not allowed to appear together on BBC News 24 until the situation has settled down.

When Long, 35, married two years ago, Willcox, 49, was a guest at her wedding in Cornwall.

The BBC declined to comment.

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