Three women have broken into the BBC's list of top-paid presenters.

Claudia Winkleman, Zoe Ball and Vanessa Feltz are listed in 8th, 9th and joint 10th place respectively.

Undated composite file photos of (left to right) Zoe Ball, Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz, who are among the top 10 highest-paid BBC stars in 2018/19, according to the corporation's latest annual report.

Winkleman and Ball earned around £370,000, with Feltz trailing slightly behind on £355,000.

The BBC says it's reduced the difference in pay between its biggest male and female stars after criticism for its gender pay gap.

Two years ago, men made up 75% of those paid more than £150,000, but that figure is projected to drop to 55% this financial year.

Gary Linekar remains the highest paid BBC presenter, earning an unchanged £1.75m per year.

The former footballer was followed in the list by Chris Evans on £1.25 million and Cork's own Graham Norton on £610,000.