BBC Breakfast looked a little different on Thursday morning as regular presenter Naga Munchetty was not in her usual spot on the red sofa.
The 48-year-old usually presents the current affairs program alongside Charlie Stayt from Thursday to Saturday each week, but has been replaced by BBC Royal correspondent Sarah Campbell.
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Naga’s absence comes just days after the star hit back at a viewer who criticized her outfit BBC Breakfast.
After Saturday’s episode, in which Naga donned a gray silk dress, one viewer wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “@BBCBreakfast What’s @TVNaga01 wearing?? Looks like she came straight to work from a night out at a sleazy singles nightclub… ”
© BBCSarah Campbell came in for Naga Munchetty on Thursday
Responding to the comment, Naga joked: “Sssssh… don’t tell anyone. (btw – it’s called a dress).”
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Inside BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty’s home life away from the camerasFans quickly expressed their support for the journalist in the comments, and many praised her glamorous appearance. One person wrote: “I love that dress. You look great Naga,” while another added: “She looks absolutely fantastic.”
A third fan tweeted: “You keep on acting! You looked amazing as usual.”
© BBCCharlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty usually host the show from Thursday to Saturday
Naga is not the only host who has been missing from the show lately. Sally Nugent, who appears in the first half of the week alongside Jon Kay, was absent from the program on Tuesday and Wednesday. Meanwhile, Jon was away from the red sofa on Monday, leaving Sally to host the show with Ben Thompson.
Although Sally has not responded to her absence from Wednesday’s show, it’s possible she was lying after a late night at the National Television Awards on Tuesday.
© Sally Nugent/InstagramSally Nugent on the NTA red carpet with Rob Burrow and his family
The 52-year-old attended the prestigious awards with former rugby player Rob Burrow, who was nominated for his documentary, Rob Burrow – Living with MND.
And Sally and BBC Breakfast have followed Rob’s story closely since he was first diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in December 2019.
© BBCRob Burrow: Living with MND has been nominated at this year’s NTA
The BBC film was in the auteur documentary category and was nominated together Lewis Capaldi: How I Feel Now, Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction and Deborah James: Bowelbabe in her own words.
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Although Rob didn’t win and the gong went to Lewis Capaldi’s Netflix documentary, Sally took to Instagram on Wednesday to thank the fans who voted.
The presenter shared a series of photos showing Sally looking dapper in a gorgeous red dress as she gets ready to perform with Rob’s wife Lindsey. She captioned it: “I definitely didn’t wake up like this. Thanks to the amazing @grainnefrawleymkup for getting me and Lindsey Burrow ready for the awards. Pic 3 gives you an idea of the amount of gear we used!
“Special thanks to Lindsey who came to the rescue when I realized I was trapped in my dress. (No pictures of this),” she wrote, adding a smiling emoji.
“And thanks to everyone for the votes and posts and incredibly kind messages. The @bbcbreakfast team is so grateful for your support x.”
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