22-05-2025
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Naga Munchetty intervenes as BBC Breakfast interview disrupted by unexpected blunder
BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt were forced to step in after a rude tannoy interruption while interviewing guests on the show
Naga Munchetty had to intervene during a live interview on BBC Breakfast when an announcement over the tannoy interrupted proceedings. Naga and Charlie Stayt were speaking to Gill Hodgson, co-founder of The Farewell Flowers Directory, at the time of the mishap.
As Naga introduced the segment from the Chelsea Flower Show, she said: "We're joined now by Gill Hodgson, who's the co-founder of the Farewell Flowers Directory, and Sarah Poll from the Royal Horticultural Society. Gill, Sarah, good morning to you both. Now look, I think you win the best backdrop out of everyone... all our guests this morning, and I think future guests in as well."
Commenting on the beautiful setting, Naga remarked: "It is beautiful where you are behind you, Gill, just tell me what was behind the idea. I mean, I'll be honest, you see a gravestone and you think this sounds this looks a bit macabre. This looks a bit sad, but that's not the vibe of this at all."
Gill began to describe her display: "It's certainly not what we like to think of our display here as a celebration of life," reports the Express.
She continued describing the impressive installation: "It's a very high installation, it's something like nine or 10 feet behind me, and the wonderful thing is..." However, she was cut off as a blaring tannoy announcement started in the background.
Despite Gill's attempts to carry on, the noise proved too much, and Naga promptly stepped in.
"Gill, I'll interrupt," Naga interjected, before continuing, "Gill, I'll interrupt because I think you are battling through that tannoy announcement and well done because most people would have just frozen."
Gill chuckled in response: "Well, it was really bad timing, wasn't it?".
Naga then reassured Gill, telling her they had "got the gist of it" and went on to inquire about the display.
In another segment of the show, Naga and Charlie started off with some distressing news from across the pond.
"Good morning, it's Thursday, May 22nd. Our main news story, two members of staff from the Israeli embassy have been shot dead in Washington," Charlie announced.
Naga followed up with: "A man and woman were shot at close range as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, just after 9pm local time. President Trump said the attack was 'based obviously on anti-Semitism' and Israel has condemned it as a 'depraved act of anti-Semitic terror'."
Naga recently opened up about her ongoing health struggle, revealing she's been dealing with "extreme pain". The broadcaster, who turned 50 in February, has been candid about her diagnosis of adenomyosis, a condition that has caused her severe discomfort since she was 15.
She shared her experiences of the condition, which includes heavy periods, fainting and vomiting, and expressed frustration at being consistently overlooked by healthcare professionals.
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