BBC Breakfast viewers tuned in earlier this month to find weekend presenter Rachel Burden on the red sofa instead of regular host Naga Munchetty.
Burden appeared alongside Charlie Stayt, Munchetty’s regular co-host with whom she fronts the show from Thursdays to Saturdays, with Dan Walker and Sally Nugent taking over from Monday to Wednesday.
Munchetty’s unexplained absence came in the wake of Dan Walker’s announcement that he’s quitting BBC Breakfast after six years to host Channel 5’s new news show.
Here’s what we know about Naga’s husband and background, including her upbringing and current age.
Who is Naga Munchetty’s husband and how did they meet?
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BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has been married to James Haggar for 18 years.
James was previously a senior director for CNBC International for a decade before joining Sky. He still works as a television director and broadcast consultant.
Previously he worked for Five News/OK TV for BSkyB as well as for ITV Studios for two years, before going freelance as a multi-camera director and broadcast consultant in 2014.
Munchetty and Haggar, who are both huge snooker fans, had their first date at a pool club and hit it off, dating for several years before tying the knot in 2004.
The couple now live together in Hertfordshire and while the BBC presenter tends to be quite tight-lipped about their relationship, she often shares pictures of them playing golf or sharing a drink with friends.
She has opened about her happy marriage to The Guardian in 2016, saying: “It [golf] gives us a few hours together when we’re walking and talking and catching up; it really makes a difference.
“When James and I got married almost 12 years ago, one of his aunts said to us: the best bit of advice I can give you is to simply be kind to one another. She was right.”
She added that she and her husband don’t have many disagreements, speaking on the Her Spirit podcast: “James and I don’t row, and he’s a lovely, lovely man, he’s definitely the better half.”
Does Naga Munchetty have kids?
Naga Munchetty and James Haggar don’t have any children together. They do have two Siamese cats named Kinky and Ronnie.
Munchetty has previously opened up about the couple’s decision not to have kids together, explaining she never wanted them.
“I remember when I told someone that I had decided I didn’t want children, someone told me I was wicked,” she said.
“Wicked against my mother for denying her grandchildren. It’s quite interesting, isn’t it, how people react.”
She added that people don’t expect kids from her since she’s “past the age now.”
How old is Naga Munchetty?
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Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah, better known as Naga Munchetty, was born and raised in Streatham, South London. She is currently 47 years old.
The BBC Breakfast presenter was born to a mother from Tamil Nadu, India and father from Mauritius, who both moved to Wales in 1970s to study.
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