Overview

• New agency photos show Skinner laughing with his wife, Sinéad, and their children in Brentwood days before the show’s pre‑recorded launch airs on 20 September.
• Skinner previously told The Sun he had a “two‑week fling” shortly after his 2022 wedding and said his wife forgave him after he confessed.
• Amy‑Lucy O’Rourke disputes his account, calling it a longer relationship and claiming to hold texts, calls, voice notes and CCTV that support her version.
• Comedian Katherine Ryan publicly rejected Skinner’s claim the affair was “forgotten,” stating on her podcast, “I promise you, your wife has not forgotten.”
• BBC director‑general Tim Davie has defended the casting approach in recent remarks to MPs, saying producers would not select anyone with views they deem completely unacceptable.