Disgraced paedo Huw Edwards blasted after entering poetry contest under false name & calling himself a ‘wayward son’

PAEDOPHILE Huw Edwards has been blasted for entering a poetry contest under a false name and calling himself a “wayward son”. The ex-BBC presenter competed in Wales’s largest cultural festival using the pseudonym Y Gelyn, meaning The Enemy. Paedophile Huw Edwards has been blasted for entering a poetry contest under a false name and calling himself a ‘wayward son’ Credit: PA Edwards was convicted in 2024 over 41 child abuse images and videos of boys as young as seven Credit: AFP Edwards, convicted in 2024 over 41 child abuse images and videos of boys as young as seven, penned a tribute to his late dad and talked about “our dark condition”. He would have scooped a £750 prize for winning the National Eisteddfod’s Crown contest — but his effort fell short. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Actress Sera Cracroft, who has spoken of being a child abuse victim, said: “I’m very disappointed he’s done that so soon after being convicted of creating paedophilia online. “It’s far too soon for him to try and redeem himself”. She said it would have been “catastrophic” if Edwards, 64, had won. A victim of Edwards, who was sent inappropriate messages by him at the BBC, added: “Has this man no shame? After everything he has done he should just disappear.” Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin said by taking part, even anonymously, Edwards had shown a total lack of self-awareness and gross insensitivity. She added: “Rather than trying to resurrect his career, his time would better spent reflecting on his dreadful crimes.” Most read in The Sun Edwards’ effort is said to have opened with the words: “A wayward son, in the torment of his hell.” In 2024 when he got a six-month suspended jail term and was put on the sex offenders’ register for seven years, it was said his relationship with his dad caused him mental pain. The National Eisteddfod said all entries are anonymous, adding: “Nobody, including the judges, know beforehand who has competed.”