BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty may be known as the fiery TV host that wakes us up every morning, but outside of her newscasting role, the presenter leads a sweet life with her husband James Haggar.
Although she keeps her personal life private, the esteemed journalist has previously shared sweet pictures of her and her long-time partner, who she married 18 years ago.
James previously 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.
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The pair happily live at their home in Hertfordshire with their two Siamese cats named Kinky and Ronnie.
First comes pool, then comes marriage
The pair are both huge snooker fans and shared their first date at a pool hall, where they hit it off and began dating for several years before tying the knot in 2004.
Speaking about her unusual first date, Naga described her first date and was able to remember it like it was yesterday.
“My first date with James was at a pool hall,” she told the Daily Mail. “We love snooker and pool and this is one of the cues for our snooker table – it’s three-quarter-sized with grey baize, which is a bit more stylish than green.”
Her ‘better half’
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Opening up about her happy marriage, which Naga rarely shows off through golf snaps or drinks with friends, Naga shared the best advice she had even been given on how to last with your partner.
“[Golf] gives us a few hours together when we’re walking and talking and catching up; it really makes a difference,” she told the Guardian in 2016.
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“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.”
Speaking on the Her Spirit podcast, Naga also revealed that she and James don’t have many disagreement, saying: “James and I don’t row, and he’s a lovely, lovely man, he’s definitely the better half.”
Childless marriage
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Naga has previously explained why she and James have chosen not to have kids, with Naga simply stating that she had never wanted them.
She shared the story of how she was once branded “wicked” for what she decided to do with her own body, saying: “I remember when I told someone that I had decided I didn’t want children, someone told me I was wicked.”
“Wicked against my mother for denying her grandchildren. It’s quite interesting, isn’t it, how people react.”
No Valentine’s Day
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Back in 2021, Naga shockingly revealed that her and James don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day and instead choose to “be kind” instead of celebrating the annual holiday.
Naga, who has strong opinions on the ‘love’ day, said that the most romantic gesture she could think of was an act of kindness
She told BBC Radio 5 Live listeners: “It would be an act of kindness, that’s the most romantic thing I could think of, being kind to someone.”
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“Being kind to someone is romantic because all romance is, is showing that you’ve thought about someone else, and being thought about is a wonderful thing, and being cared for is a wonderful thing.”
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