Charlie Stayt and Nina Warhurst on BBC Breakfast (Image: BBC)
was forced to apologise to viewers after his co-star suffered an awkward blunder during Friday’s (March 14) episode of the morning programme.
Charlie and fronted Friday’s show, with weather reporter Matt Taylor giving updates throughout. However, Matt’s live broadcast from Cheltenham was cut short as tech issues meant TV viewers could not hear him. As the sound cut out, the camera panned back to Charlie and Nina, leaving the pair having to address the issue.
“OK, my apologies. We seem to have… Matt is still talking, we can’t hear him! That’s a problem,” Charlie said. “Matt, I think you could hear me then, which is slightly awkward because he’s still there listening now.”
The host then appeared to discuss the matter with a producer, before reassuring TV viewers Matt would be back with more updates.
Matt Taylor gave a weather update from Cheltenham (Image: BBC)
Charlie added: “Is that going to get any better? Do we go back to Matt? No, we’re going to leave that for the time. We will get a full weather forecast from Cheltenham with Matt and we’ll get all of that sorted out.”
Nina then chimed in: “We know how important the weather is to everyone watching!”
Breakfast viewers reacted to the blunder on social media, with some insisting the weather presenter should have “stayed in the studio” to give the update.
“So we can’t hear Matt the weather guy who’s at Cheltenham for some reason. Suggestion – stay in the studio next time. #bbcbreakfast,” one viewer wrote on X. (sic)
A second viewer said: “#bbcbreakfast Why did he need to be in Cheltenham? Now we can’t hear him.. T**s…” (sic)
Matt Taylor and Mike Bushell were live from Cheltenham Racecourse (Image: BBC)
Matt returned to Breakfast not long after his blunder, joined by Mike Bushell live from Cheltenham Racecourse.
The two presenters told viewers that more updates about the weather and Cheltenham Festival were on the way, but quickly became flustered as they noticed several horses coming towards them.
Mike and Matt quickly ended their broadcast and jumped out of the way of the horses, laughing as they went.
Breakfast airs on weekdays on One from 6am