'Thrown under the bus': Melanie Sykes says she quit TV after bad treatment by men

In a new book that follows her diagnosis with autism, the former presenter of The Big Breakfast describes a career ruined by sexism and coercive behaviour For years, Melanie Sykes was a regular face on TV, in shows such as Today with Des and Mel, The Big Breakfast and The Great Pottery Throw Down. But having been diagnosed as autistic and endured a breakdown, the former model has revealed in her autobiography that she has quit mainstream TV and the "horror story" she encountered as a woman in th...