Rav Wilding 'told to take holiday by BBC'

Crimewatch host Rav Wilding has reportedly faced questioning by BBC bosses over press reports about his private life.

According to The Mirror, the 33-year-old was called in after pictures showed him rowing with Chantelle Houghton in a South London park.

The ex-policeman later confirmed the end of his four-month relationship with the Big Brother star, claiming that it "wasn't the genuine thing I thought it was".

The paper claims that, while Wilding does not face losing his job, he has been told to "go on holiday" to sort things out.

"For many executives, Crimewatch is the BBC's flagship serious show," a source told the paper. "So they weren't thrilled with his choice of girlfriend.

"Bosses were even less impressed when they started doing Mills & Boon-esque glossy magazine shoots, declaring their love - hardly in keeping with the Crimewatch ethos."

A BBC insider added: "As far as we are concerned, it is a personal matter. Rav was spoken to as a matter of course but it was a case of pastoral care more than of him being hauled in."

> Chantelle 'thought Wilding would propose'