Last Updated: 25 Oct 2010

Moyles kicks off at the BBC

Love him or hate him, one thing you can't accuse DJ Chris Moyles of is being backwards at coming forwards. He is one of the highest paid staff members at the BBC but he claimed on air that he had not been paid for two months.

He went on a massive rant telling his eight million listeners, "I’m very, very angry at being put into this position. I can’t tell you how furious I am. I haven’t been paid since the end of July and no one cares about it. No one’s bothered."

He continued, "Why should I come in? It’s a two-way street. What annoys me is the fact I mentioned it to people this week. Fix it, just get it fixed. It’s a huge lack of respect and a massive FU to me,’ he told listeners."

Making a point about the level of respect he has been shown by his bosses he said, "Can you imagine if Terry Wogan had not got paid for two months? Would you even think that would ever happen? It just wouldn’t, would it? Do you ever think anyone would forget to pay Chris Evans for two months and nobody would panic about it?"

Moyles has recently broken up with his girlfriend of eight years and is currently staying with his brother whilst his girlfriend has the house they shared. He said that he has been sleeping on a couch and hinting that he was having a tough time at the moment he said, "I don’t need it at the moment. I don’t need any more stress in my life at the moment."

When Moyles took over the breakfast show years ago he massively increased the listening figures and jokingly refers to himself as the Saviour of Radio 1. Do you think he was out of order going on such a tirade against his company or is this the kind of pay back you wish you could serve out to your ungrateful bosses?