BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has been branded a “cheeky thing” by one of her co-stars.
Naga, 49, returned to the show’s red sofas with co-host Charlie Stayt on Thursday morning (March 21), and the pair brought their usual banter with them. Ahead of a segment about the rising cost of the eggs due to extreme weather, she made her first quip, joking: “I think of Carol when we’re talking about chocolate… be careful if you have Easter eggs around Carol especially now that some are 50% more expensive than last year.”
Following the news story, meanwhile, Naga proceeded to poke fun once more at her Scottish colleague. First, Charlie declared: “I’m mesmerised by the speed of that chocolate making machine.” It prompted Naga to respond: “Do you know what would beat that? The speed of Carol scoffing them.”
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As the two broke out in laughter, the camera switched to Carol, who was ready to provide viewers with today’s forecast. Laughing, she replied: “Naga, you cheeky thing!”
Sympathising with 61-year old Carol, one viewer wrote on X (formerly Twitter) afterwards: “#bbcbreakfast Naga’s dishing out the passive-aggressive insults this morning.”
Later in her update Carol risked an on-air expletive as she treated fans to a tongue-twister. “You know what, Charlie and Naga,” she began. “It’s really hard to say ‘sunshine and showers’ without it coming out wrong.” Naga replied: “What was that Carol, say it again!” Charlie then joked: “It’s a shame about the sunshine and showers.”
Naga is no stranger to making a swipe at Carol, with last week proving no different. On March 14, she found herself in a mischievous mood once more.
Carol had just finished one of her forecasts when she admitted she kept forgetting what day it was. She said: “Naga and Charlie, I don’t know about you, I keep thinking it’s Wednesday today, not Thursday.” But Naga wouldn’t let her off that easy and insisted it was only Carol getting her days mixed up. Assuming a jokingly stern tone, she replied: “No, it’s just you.”
After a long pause, Carol burst out laughing and confessed: “It probably is!”, and Naga immediately started giggling. Charlie asked: “Why do you think it’s Wednesday, Carol?”
Carol replied: “I don’t know, Charlie. I woke up this morning thinking it’s Wednesday and I still have this in my brain that it’s Wednesday. But it’s not, it’s Thursday.”
Naga wasn’t finished making fun of her pal as she went on: “What I suggest is you keep thinking it’s Wednesday and then come in tomorrow and imagine it’s Thursday. So we’ll see you tomorrow, Carol, as well…”
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