BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty was replaced after a hosting shake-up.
The broadcaster, 48, was missing from the famous red sofa this morning following her “car crash” interview yesterday.
Naga Munchetty was missing from BBC Breakfast today
Nina Warhurst stood in for Naga
Her usual co-host Charlie Stayt, 60, was instead joined by Nina Warhurst.
Neither mentioned Naga’s absence leaving viewers in the dark.
Many fans were excited to see Nina stand in, with one writing: “Always enjoy it when you’re presenting, so cheerful and obviously very intelligent.
“You also look fantastic this morning.”
“Morning Nina. Looking beautiful as ever xx,” said another.
A viewer added: “Lovely to see you this morning.”
Yesterday Naga had a fiery confrontation with shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell.
The MP was quizzed on a controversial tweet that the Labour party posted about the Prime Minister.
It accused Rishi Sunak of wanting child sex attackers to go free.
The party attack ad said the PM thinks such sickos should dodge jail sparked a mammoth backlash – even from its own supporters.
Naga started her interview by asking the MP: “Do you believe that Rishi Sunak doesn’t think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison?”
Lucy replied: “Well look what I do know, Naga, that the figures that we’ve uncovered around those convicted with serious sexual assault are pretty startling.”
However, Naga continued to press her on whether she believes the tweet about Mr Sunak.
“Well all I know is he’s the prime minister of this country and he’s in charge of these things,” the shadow secretary said.
The tense interview continued as Naga demanded to know whether Lucy stands over the tweet the Labour party’s official account posted.
She hit back: “Well, what I stand by is what that graphic is trying to show which is the prime minister of our country is in charge of the criminal justice system of this country and currently that criminal justice system is not working.”
Viewers immediately took to social media to comment on the exchange, branding it a “car crash”.
One wrote: “A complete and utter car crash!”
A second said: “What a mess of an interview.”
“Not the first time has your style of aggressive journalism and ‘interviewing’ a political guest this morning made me want to turn off,” said a third.
However, viewers praised the journalist for her line of questioning as one said she was “peak Naga”.
One posted: “Shadow Digital Culture Secretary and she was refusing to answer a simple question. Naga was peak Naga this morning. I was screaming “Gwaaaan girl!” at the tellybox.”
A second commented: “Excellent interview this morning with Lucy Powell this morning – polite but firm; had her wriggling like a worm on a hook!”
“Love nothing more than watching @TVNaga01 getting the point across when the interviewee can’t you’ve made my morning,” said a third.
BBC Breakfast airs daily from 6am on BBC One and iPlayer.
While the pair brought viewers up to date with all the latest news, they discussed a controversial tweet that the Labour party posted about the Prime Minister
