Retired television newsreader Jan Leeming has criticised ITV's Charlene White, saying she's condescending and doesn't hack it as a newsreader. In a recent post on X, Leeming took aim at Charlene, 46, who has fronted ITV News since 2008, and been a guest host on Loose Women since 2020. Leeming said: 'Wish ITV's Charlene would stop addressing us as if we were children. Last year Leeming took a swipe at the current generation of newsreaders in general, criticising their pronunciation, mumbled speech and heavy accents. 'Just heard 'grievious' twice from an ITV newsreader.