Clive Myrie has been left shaken over the horrific abuse (Image: GETTY) Mastermind host Clive Myrie has been left "shaken" after receiving death threats which involved "talking about the kind of bullet that he'd use in the gun" to kill him. The broadcaster said he's received more racial hatred since becoming a more prominent and "visible" presenter over the years, which has seen replace John Humphrys on Mastermind as well as Huw Edwards on the upcoming BBC 's election night coverage. Clive, 59, will front the programmes alongside Sunday morning political show presenter Laura Kuenssberg , a move he said has come with "a lot of pressure".
While many have praised the BBC 's latest decisions on giving Clive more roles, the 59-year-old has admitted not everyone has been welcoming, with some even go as far as sending him death threats and racist messages. In conversation with Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Clive said he's received more racial hatred since becoming a more prominent and "visible" presenter. Such sickening messages have included faeces and "cards in the post with gorillas on", as well as emails which read: "You shouldn't be on our TV, you dress like a pimp".
One culprit, who sent the presenter death threats which involved talking about the kind of bullet that he'd use in the gun to kill him with, has since been tracked down and prosecuted. He said of the incident: "I was shaken for a while after I'd been told. I thought it's just someone showboat.
