Chris Hughes proves all is well at ITV as he gets back to work despite violent altercation and police investigation… before continuing damage control by dropping Jesy Nelson baby hint
- Last week, ‘drunk’ Chris caused a media storm when he brutally attacked a photographer after the National Television Awards
- A police investigation has been launched leading to fans’ calls for his banning from ITV to mirror the action taken against Caroline Flack last year
- Fellow ITV star Caroline is currently awaiting trial for assault on her boyfriend Lewis Burton and in the interim has stepped down from her Love Island role
- Due to her removal, fans took to Twitter to insist that Chris should be treated the same as Caroline and made to step down amid his police investigation
- Despite this, he took to Instagram to share a series of videos and clips while filming for ITV Sport with snooker world champion Stephen Hendry
Chris Hughes returned to filming for ITV on Wednesday despite calls for his dismissal after his violent altercation with a photographer last week.
Fans took to Twitter after last week’s National Television Awards to call for ITV to take action against the former Love Island star and racing pundit due to his horrific physical attack on a photographer and a subsequent police investigation.
Despite this, the star, 27, shared images while filming before continuing his damage control by sharing a snap from the night in question with his girlfriend Jesy Nelson and shared a baby face Emoji – leading to pregnancy speculation.
No worries? Chris Hughes returned to filming for ITV on Wednesday despite calls for his dismissal after his violent altercation with a photographer last week
Last week, Chris caused a media storm when footage emerged showing the explosive moment the ‘drunk’ star brutally attacked a photographer.
He was seen to launch a shocking attack after he was called ‘a c**t’, when the photographer failed to capture a shot of Chris with his girlfriend Jesy, 28, leading to Chris’ expletive-laden tirade and a subsequent police investigation.
A Met Police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘We can confirm that at 03:52hrs on Wednesday, 29 January, police received a report of assault and criminal damage following an altercation between two men at Waterview Drive, Greenwich…
‘The incident is reported to have taken place at a time between 23:00hrs on Tuesday, 28 January and 01:00hrs on Wednesday, 29 January. The reported criminal damage relates to photographic equipment. There were no reported injuries. There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue.’
Oh dear: Fans took to Twitter after last week’s National Television Awards to call for ITV to take action against the former Love Island star and racing pundit due to his horrific physical attack on a photographer and a subsequent police investigation
Fellow ITV star Caroline Flack is currently awaiting trial for assault on her boyfriend Lewis Burton and in the interim has stepped down from her Love Island role.
Due to her removal, fans took to Twitter to insist that Chris should be treated the same as Caroline and made to step down amid his police investigation.
Twitter users penned: ‘ITV soon dumped Caroline flack for her pending assault charge, why arnt they doing the same to Chris Hughes… Chris Hughes you don’t expect anything else. Why he is on itv racing I don’t know.’
Happy days! Despite this, all seemed to be well in the Hughes Camp as he shared a snap while filming alongside snooker world champion Stephen Hendry
Shocker: Due to her removal, fans took to Twitter to insist that Chris should be treated the same as Caroline and made to step down amid his police investigation
Despite this, all seemed to be well in the Hughes Camp as he shared a snap while filming alongside snooker world champion Stephen Hendry.
Shirking his woes, he added a caption: ‘Met 2 legends today, proper good people. World Number 1’s. Got to have a knock with them and play a frame with Judd. Honestly one of the best days of my life. This means a lot to me. More to come’.
During his row last week, Chris – formerly a farmer from Gloucestershire before finding fame on the in 2017 – insisted: ‘I’m a nice guy from the Cotswolds…
All fine: In bid to prove all is well, he shared a red carpet snap with the stunner while adding a baby Emoji and an Emoji with heart eyes
Tough love: During his row last week, Chris – formerly a farmer from Gloucestershire before finding fame on the in 2017 – insisted: ‘I’m a nice guy from the Cotswolds’
‘I’m not a p***y, I’m not gonna bow down. I’m not a c**t’, in the scenes which followed on from a row with Jesy over a ban on the duo doing press as a couple.
Chris caused a media storm when images emerged showing his attack before tense shots later came to light, in which he seemed to be arguing with Jesy, who won a gong for Best Factual Programme for her documentary Odd One Out.
In bid to prove all is well, he shared a red carpet snap with the stunner while adding a baby Emoji and an Emoji with heart eyes.
