BBC Breakfast star Jon Kay was missing from the show.
The presenter, 54, usually commands the red sofa alongside Sally Nugent from Monday to Wednesday, but wasn’t around during the latest instalment of the programme (March 4). Sally, 52, was joined by fan-favourite presenter Ben Thompson.
Ben announced he would be fronting the show on Sunday evening (March 3). On X, formerly Twitter, a fan shared a photo of Ben and Rachel Burden from Sunday’s programme.
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The viewer added the caption: “It’s OK to watch Breakfast at Tea Time right @BenThompsonTV @rachelburden?!” Ben reposted the message, writing: “That face… See you tomorrow 0600-0930, BBC One.”
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Viewers enjoy Ben’s presence on the flagship programme as one responded: “Always enjoy your mornings.” A second agreed: “See you in the morning bright and breezy.”
Another gushed: “Handsome Ben.” Last month, Jon was absent from BBC Breakfast after announcing he was a judging the BBC 500 Words competition.
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He was joined by Sir Lenny Henry, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Francesca Simon, Charlie Higson, and Malorie Blackman in judging the UK’s most successful children’s writing competition. The grand final took place last week on Wednesday (February 28) where 50 young literary talents were invited to a reception hosted by Her Majesty The Queen.
The six winners will be revealed in a special episode of The One Show, airing on Thursday 7 March on BBC One. After being invited to judge, Jon said it was “an absolute honour” as he shared more details on social media.
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“A very special afternoon in London chairing the judging panel for this year’s #bbc500words competition,” he wrote. An absolute honour to help facilitate the deliberations of our best-selling author-judges: Francesca Simon, Charlie Higson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Sir Lenny Henry and Malorie Blackman.”
He continued: “What a line-up. The children’s entries they had to choose from were EPIC. We have so many talented young writers in the UK. Mind-blowing. We received tens of thousands of entries. Find out the winners in some spectacular BBC programmes next month for #WorldBookDay.”
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