BBC Breakfast followers confronted a switch-up as they tuned in to Saturday’s present.
Common viewers of the BBC One present – which runs from 6am till 10am each Saturday – are ordinarily greeted by Naga Munchetty, 49, and Charlie Stayt, 62, on the programme’s purple couch.
But because the episode opened Charlie, who had featured on Friday’s episode, appeared to have been “changed.”
As a substitute, it was fashionable BBC Breakfast anchor Ben Thompson, 43, who was on the helm with Naga.
They mentioned points together with the beginning of the Lib Dem celebration convention in addition to analysing the impression of modifications to the Winter Gas Allowance.
The change got here after Naga and Charlie’s common co-star additionally disappeared from display screen final week.
Carol Kirwood was nowhere to be seen final with – together with her climate presenter colleague Matt Taylor pressured to step in.
In the meantime, in addition to juggling her Saturday shifts, we reported how Naga was juggling each well being battles and a brand new job together with her common function.
She has bagged a presenter function on the podcast Should Watch.
Should Watch is a Radio 5 podcast starring TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan, author Hayley Campbell and presenter Nihal Arthanayake.
Scott took to X – previously generally known as Twitter – to share the information that Naga might be becoming a member of their present as their new co-host, changing Nihal.
He wrote: “Should Watch is again from subsequent Monday at a brand new time, with a brand new host.
“Naga Munchetty might be with Hayley and I each Monday taking us by means of the very best (and worst) on tv.
“We’ll even be on at a brand new time, 1pm on Mondays. The podcast can also be out every week.”
Scott added: “Simply need to thank Nihal for the previous 5 years.
Who’re the present presenters of BBC Breakfast?
The flagship BBC present has had dozens of presenters throughout its spectacular 40 years on air however the present stars are:
“We’ll actually miss being with you on the air each week. It has been bloody smashing.”
In the meantime, golf-lover Naga’s well being disaster was lately put underneath the highlight.
She has been candid about her adenomyosis analysis after being pressured to take a while off from her internet hosting duties attributable to her complicated situation.
Adenomyosis is a situation that causes the liner of the womb to bury into the muscular wall of the womb.
Naga beforehand left her BBC Radio 5 Stay listeners in shock when she confessed that because of her medical situation she was broadcasting to them in crippling ache every day.
Addressing her situation on the airwaves final Might, Naga mentioned: “Proper now as I sit right here speaking to you, I’m in ache. Fixed, nagging ache.”
She then added: “Sometimes the ache modifications; it turns into a stabbing ache. A ache that takes my breath away and I can do nothing however sit with it for a minute or curl as much as cope.”
Naga went public together with her situation after being recognized by a non-public physician.