Naga Munchetty was absent from the BBC breakfast sofa on Thursday morning, being replaced by business presenter Nina Warhurst.
The female journalist often hosts the show from Thursday to Saturday with her colleague Charlie Stayt.
WATCH: Naga Munchetty talks about being diagnosed with adenomyosis
Naga’s absence comes just over a week after she revealed that she had been diagnosed with a little-known uterine disease called adenomyosis, which caused her great pain.
She told her Radio 5 Live listeners: “Right now as I’m sitting here talking to you: I feel pain. The pain is constant, intense. In my uterus. Around the bones. my pelvis. Sometimes it runs down my thighs. And I’ll drink the level of pain during the show and the rest of the days until I go to bed.”
© BBCNina Warhurst replaces Naga, co-host with Charlie Stayt
Naga explains that she lives “on painkillers every day” and says she doesn’t wear “light-colored pants” when she hosts BBC Breakfast because she’s “so scared” of a leak while on her period moon.
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Describing a time she nearly fainted while hosting the show, she said: “I just said ‘I have to go.’ I went to the bathroom and thought I was going to faint but I threw up and then it happened. I just came back. “
© BBCNaga often hosts Charlie Stayt
Talking about the pain she went through the previous weekend, she revealed that her husband James called 911 in the middle of the night. “I writhed and groaned and screamed in pain. I finally managed to fall asleep after about 45 minutes. And then it happened again in the middle of the night and we had to call 911 because I couldn’t move. And I just know how to scream.
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“All I remember saying was ‘If the ambulance comes (and it doesn’t come), don’t let them have a complete hysterectomy.’ Because that’s the only way to remove it,” she said.
© InstagramNaga reveals her diagnosis on her BBC Radio 5 live show
On Tuesday, the 48-year-old shared her first photo on Instagram since revealing her diagnosis, sharing the news with fans. Posting a selfie of the star with a fresh face, she captioned: “It wasn’t really that warm this morning! Anyway, I ran a little to get going. It made me feel better and [sweating emoji].”
©InstagramNaga says she recently “screamed for 45 minutes” because of the pain
Advertising for the afternoon show 5 Live, she added: “I’ll be on your show [ear emoji] after @bbc5live 11am to 1pm. Talk more about #adenomyosis and how to raise awareness and ensure better care and diagnosis for people with it.”
Fans were quick to praise the TV presenter in the comments section, many thanking her for raising awareness of the condition. One person wrote: “Good job!! They’ll listen to me – great to see a public record raising awareness about adenomyosis. So much more to do in the UK!” while another added: “Thank you so much for helping us spread awareness about this debilitating condition.”
© Photo: Getty Images Naga’s husband, James Haggar, called her ambulance as she “wribbed” in pain
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