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Gary Lineker axed from another BBC show just 7 months after MOTD exit
Gary Lineker was cut from the festive Children in Need specials due to time limits despite filming in Lapland with other high-profile celebrities, producers said.
- Gary Lineker, who filmed for Lord Alan Sugar's Children in Need festive specials earlier this year, was cut from the December 29 broadcast, bosses said, due to time limits.
- Baroness Karren Brady discussed the show's launch last month and said celebrities give up three days for the Children in Need special, which sends contestants to Finnish Lapland to create seasonal biscuits sold in major UK retailers.
- A cast including Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch will feature in the festive episodes, with Gary Lineker among several celebrities who attempted to sell gingerbread biscuits for Children in Need.
- He will not present the BBC's 2026 World Cup coverage or next season's FA Cup after departing Match of the Day in May following 26 years as its presenter.
- BBC removed Gary Lineker from Match of the Day after he shared a social media post featuring a rat, which he said he removed as soon as he became aware and would never knowingly share antisemitic imagery.
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