Gary Lineker 's segment has been axed from a BBC Christmas special. The former Match of the Day presenter was among several celebrity guests recruited to assist contestants on Celebrity Apprentice . The broadcaster was filmed flogging gingerbread biscuits for Children in Need during the forthcoming yuletide episode.

Gary - who recorded his segment in March, two months prior to his Match of the Day departure - will now be omitted due to scheduling restrictions. Gary departed the BBC following his final Match of the Day presentation in May. He had been expected to continue helming FA Cup and World Cup coverage, but faced backlash after posting a social media message about Zionism featuring a rat illustration, historically employed as an antisemitic slur.

Lineker claimed he hadn't

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