TV veteran, 55, was molested by the paedophile after being left alone with him. Yvette says a cover-up culture was common at the time in the TV industry. READ MORE:Blue Peter legend Yvette Fielding has revealed she was molested by predatory paedophile Rolf Harris while she was a fresh-faced teenage new-start on the BBC programme - after he 'squeezed and patted her bottom'.
She joined Blue Peter at the tender age of 18 in 1987 - and spent five years on the show after seeing off 'bullying' boss Biddy Baxter She has previously accused Baxter, who quit a year after Fielding joined of being 'incredibly cruel'. Australian entertainer Harris died almost a year ago in May 2023 from cancer, six years after being released from prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting four girls, one aged just seven or eight years old at the time.
The BBC apologised in 2016 for its role in allowing Savile and It's a Knockout presenter Stuart Hall to sexually abuse children on its premises following a brutal report into the culture at the corporation at the time.