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TV presenter left ‘frustrated' over tricky Celebrity Catchphrase questions – could you outsmart her?

TV presenter left ‘frustrated' over tricky Celebrity Catchphrase questions – could you outsmart her?

Scottish Sun20-07-2025
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A PROMINENT TV presenter was left 'frustrated' over some tricky Celebrity Catchphrase questions.
Stephen Mulhern has welcomed many star names into his shiny floor ITV studio.
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Naga Munchetty admitted that she was 'frustrated' on Celebrity Catchphrase
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The BBC presenter struggled to guess one particularly tough riddle, could you get it right?
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She also couldn't quite get to the bottom of a road related animation
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One of whom was BBC Breakfast anchor Naga Munchetty, 50, who had previously appeared in an edition on ITVX.
Although she's best known for her role on the morning show, she also presents a show three times a week on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Naga was named the fourth highest-paid woman at the beeb, and despite her high-profile role, she competed on the ITV gameshow.
She played against the likes of Mo Gilligan and Joanna Page on Celebrity Catchphrase to raise money for charity.
The magazine show presenter ended up reaching the final pyramid round to win money for both her own choice and more for the other competitors' charities.
However, she was left "frustrated" when she struggled to answer a number of questions in the sixty second time limit.
One of the clips showed the show's Mr Chips character running through a word-shaped cloud that read 'breath'.
As he reached the end of the word, the animated character was seen to be panting heavily.
Naga exclaimed: "Taking a breather! Taking a breath! Running through breath. Breathless."
She added: "Breathe easy, erm... pass," to no avail as she was forced to move onto the next image riddle.
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After wasting 18 seconds on the question, she had to move onto a different clip on the pyramid.
In the end, she did get the second challenge on the level correct as she won £10,000.
However, she did not win money for the other charities nor reach the top of the pyramid as Naga missed out on the whopping £50,000 jackpot.
As the time ran out, Stephen turned to the competitor for her reaction as he remarked: "You look frustrated."
Who are the current presenters of BBC Breakfast?
The flagship BBC show has had dozens of presenters during its impressive 40 years on air but the current stars are:
Jon Kay - Since 2022
Sally Nugent - Since 2021
Charlie Stayt - Since 2006
Naga Munchetty - Since 2014
Carol Kirkwood - Since 1997
To which Naga furiously replied: "I'm so frustrated. But look, £10,000 for a charity is so important. But I'm so frustrated."
As the presenter reminded Naga that she had to pass on the number 11, she added: "I'm so upset about that. Because I really wanted to double Joanna and Mo's money."
When the presenter revealed that the answer was of course 'out of breath' she said: "Oh I said breathless but I didn't say out of breath!"
In the round she also struggled to answer another riddle which represented the following phrase; 'hit the road.'
I'm so frustrated. But look, £10,000 for a charity is so important. But I'm so frustrated
Naga Munchetty
At the end of the game she seemed completely aghast as she admitted: "I said 'hit the ground running', didn't I?"
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Stephen Mulhern hosts the show which sees competitor try to guess correct phrases that is represented by a clever animation
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Naga made it to the final round of the hit game show
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The presenter eventually revealed the correct phrase, which was only just out of reach
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The BBC Breakfast star admitted she was 'so upset' to have missed out on more money
Celebrity Catchphrase is available to stream now on ITVX.
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