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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
BBC Breakfast viewers left concerned for a reporter as he loses communication with studio during dangerous stunt
BBC Breakfast viewers were left worried when the hosts 'lost communication' with a star who was abseiling down a 170-metre tall tower in a risky stunt. During Friday's installment of the show, reporter John Maguire celebrated the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Spinnaker Tower by abseiling down its sheer face. The Portsmouth building is 170 metres tall, and operates as an observation point- offering expansive 23-mile views. Hosts Naga Munchetty, 50, and Charlie Stayt, 63, chatted to John and updated viewers on his progress throughout. However John, who was the 50,000th person to abseil the tower, couldn't quite conceal his fear as he anticipated the worrying drop below him. Maintaining composure, he spoke steadily to the camera: 'I feel as if I'm in extremely safe hands, strapped in. During Friday's installment of the show, reporter John Maguire celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Spinnaker Tower by abseiling down its sheer face '100 metres down we are, the tower itself, Spinnaker Tower, is 170 metres high. That's pretty high, isn't it?' he shared. 'You get the most extraordinary view, there's a warship just coming in just below me there. 'I must say, it is rather disconcerting. The one thing I haven't done so far is I haven't been brave or dark enough to look down, other than looking down from the top. 'Well, what a wonderful thing to be doing on a Friday morning.' As John continued his descent, the microphone connecting him to the studio cut out, and Naga and Charlie hastily interrupted with an update amid fears for the star. 'Well, I'm delighted, John, that it's not too windy for you. We have a shot of you on the Spinnaker Tower, he looks like a bug,' Naga said. Charlie chimed in to soothe concerned watchers, saying: 'The way this has worked is we've lost communication with John. We can still hear him talking, but we can't speak to him. 'We were told sort of two-thirds of the way down that we'd lose communication with him, but you can see him gradually moving his way down and talking at the same time, very impressive.' Host Charlie explained that they had lost communication with John when he was about two-thirds of the way down Watchers at home waited with baited breath, fearing something could have gone wrong in John's descent. But their worries were soon quelled when he reached the bottom minutes later, and said of his experience: 'It was exhilarating and a little bit terrifying... I had my eyes closed most of the way down.' Showing his shaking hands to the camera, he joked: 'The lift only takes 30 seconds, I should have done that.' Matt Taylor, who accompanied brave John and was delivering live weather updates, praised the thrill-seeker, saying: 'To be fair John, you took that very well. Very, very brave. 'I've been looking from down here and that platform looks a bit shaky to me.' Viewers rushed to social media to express their concern for John, with one writing: 'Sod that.' Another said: 'This is some live Noel Edmunds disaster s***,' while a third added: 'John Maguire abseils down Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth. It's official! BBC Breakfast is going 10 per cent Blue Peter.'
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
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- Daily Mirror
BBC Breakfast star taking extended break from show amid presenter shake-up
One BBC Breakfast star has announced she will be taking an extended break from the BBC show amid news of a huge presenter shake-up and real fears Naga Munchetty might leave A BBC Breakfast presenter will be taking an extended break from the show amid a huge shake-up for the popular news programme. The breakfast show runs every morning from Monday through to Saturday. There is also a separate segment on BBC News on Friday's and also on BBC Breakfast on the Saturday morning called Newswatch, which covers some of the biggest news of the week. This week, the focus was on the Gregg Wallace and John Torode MasterChef scandal as well as the BBC's Gaza documentary. However, at the end of the segment, the presenter and journalist Samira Ahmed announced the segment would be going on a break. She told viewers: "We are off the air for a few weeks now, but please do continue to get in touch with us over the summer and we'll be back with more of your thoughts about how the BBC covers news in the first week of September." Fans were disappointed by the final segment for the summer. One wrote: " last one too," whilst another shared: "Well, that was a waste of 10 minutes!! #BBCBreakfast." A third penned: "Not this again. #bbcbreakfast." There have been real fears that Naga Munchetty could be leaving the BBC. Last month, it was revealed show boss Richard Frediani was on extended leave on the flagship show after complaints about his behaviour. "Her team last week renewed talks with LBC. The Global Radio station would suit her as there's far less of the fluffy nonsense that's involved in working at the BBC," a source had said. Reports say that Naga's representatives are currently in discussions with rival broadcaster LBC regarding a potential job change. Naga and Charlie Stayt present BBC Breakfast from Thursday to Saturday morning, while Jon Kay and Sally Nugent take the helm from Monday to Wednesday every week, except when they take breaks from the show for holidays. The BBC recently released their salaries, with Charlie staying with the £190,000 salary band, whereas Naga has had a £10,000 increase to her earnings, moving from £345,000 to £355,000. It has always been the case that Naga has been paid more than Charlie. Her pay packet accounts for 180 days of presenting on BBC Breakfast, as well as her Radio 5 Live programme and election coverage. BBC Breakfast insiders have defended the under-fire boss at the centre of a bullying probe, with one claiming: "The truth will come out." Show boss Richard Frediani is on extended leave on the flagship show after complaints about his behaviour.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BBC Breakfast star announces extended break from show - and viewers are NOT happy
A BBC Breakfast star has announced an extended break from the show, and viewers were not happy one bit. Saturday's instalment of BBC Breakfast saw Naga Munchetty, 50, and Charlie Stayt, 63, cover the day's top headlines. Meanwhile the Newswatch segment was covered by journalist Samira Ahmed, 57. Newswatch covers the responses of viewers to the Beeb's coverage of events and news. The segment is broadcast during BBC News on Fridays at 11.30pm and on BBC Breakfast on Saturday's at 7.45am. At the end of Saturday's show, which saw Samira cover the BBC's Gaza documentary as well as coverage on the Gregg Wallace and John Torode scandal, the presenter shared an update. Samira revealed Newswatch would be taking a break and won't be on screens again until September. 'We are off the air for a few weeks now, but please do continue to get in touch with us over the summer and we'll be back with more of your thoughts about how the BBC covers news in the first week of September,' Samira said. However, some viewers weren't impressed with the coverage and one noted that it was a 'disappointing' final instalment. One penned on X: ' last one too.' Another said: 'Well, that was a waste of 10 minutes!! #BBCBreakfast.' 'Not this again. #bbcbreakfast,' someone else added. It comes after another BBC presenter announced an extended break from their show after an 'incredibly rare' cancer diagnosis last month. Bryan Burnett, 59, presents the early evening Get it On show on BBC Radio Scotland weekdays from 6pm. The broadcaster, from Abderdeen, revealed to his listeners that he had been diagnosed with appendiceal cancer earlier this year. It comes after BBC presenter Bryan Burnett (pictured) announced his extended break from his show Get it On after an 'incredibly rare' cancer diagnosis Appendiceal cancer, or appendix cancer, is a type of cancer that grows from cells in the appendix — a small finger-shaped pouch at the end of the large intestine. Bryan will undergo treatment including chemotherapy and abdominal surgery. While the host recovers, his step-in presenter will be Grant Stott. Bryan said: 'This is gonna be my last show for a wee while and I want to explain why that is. 'Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to take some time off the show to have some treatment for cancer.' He added: 'When they removed my appendix recently, they discovered a tumour and appendix cancer is incredibly rare but the good news is it is treatable but I do have to have some fairly hefty abdominal surgery next week.'
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
TV presenter left ‘frustrated' over tricky Celebrity Catchphrase questions – could you outsmart her?
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. Advertisement 7 Naga Munchetty admitted that she was 'frustrated' on Celebrity Catchphrase Credit: ITVX 7 The BBC presenter struggled to guess one particularly tough riddle, could you get it right? Credit: ITVX 7 She also couldn't quite get to the bottom of a road related animation Credit: ITVX One of whom was BBC Breakfast anchor 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 money for charity. Advertisement READ MORE ON NAGA MUNCHETTY 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. Advertisement Most read in News TV 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. Gary Lineker tops BBC best-paid list with Naga Munchetty among biggest earners amid 'bullying' row as salaries revealed 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. Advertisement 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: Charlie Stayt - Since 2006 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." Advertisement 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 Celebrity Catchphrase, ITVX At the end of the game she seemed completely aghast as she admitted: "I said 'hit the ground running', didn't I?" 7 Stephen Mulhern hosts the show which sees competitor try to guess correct phrases that is represented by a clever animation Credit: ITVX Advertisement 7 Naga made it to the final round of the hit game show Credit: ITVX 7 The presenter eventually revealed the correct phrase, which was only just out of reach Credit: ITVX 7 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 . Advertisement
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
TV presenter left ‘frustrated' over tricky Celebrity Catchphrase questions – could you outsmart her?
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) 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. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 7 Naga Munchetty admitted that she was 'frustrated' on Celebrity Catchphrase Credit: ITVX 7 The BBC presenter struggled to guess one particularly tough riddle, could you get it right? Credit: ITVX 7 She also couldn't quite get to the bottom of a road related animation Credit: ITVX 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. Gary Lineker tops BBC best-paid list with Naga Munchetty among biggest earners amid 'bullying' row as salaries revealed 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?" 7 Stephen Mulhern hosts the show which sees competitor try to guess correct phrases that is represented by a clever animation Credit: ITVX 7 Naga made it to the final round of the hit game show Credit: ITVX 7 The presenter eventually revealed the correct phrase, which was only just out of reach Credit: ITVX 7 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.
