Sally Nugent and Jon Kay presented BBC Breakfast on Wednesday (Image: BBC)
viewers flocked to complain about “giggling” presenters and . The duo fronted Wednesday’s (March 12) instalment of the morning programme, delivering the day’s top stories. This included the expected cuts to disability benefits, the steel tariffs imposed by and ceasefire talks between and the UK.
Jon, 55, and Sally, 53, seemed in high spirits as they hosted the show together, but fans weren’t pleased with how they represented themselves on the red sofa. Taking to social media, one furious viewer wrote: “#BBCBreakfast once again doing its utmost to be alarmist. This morning it’s welfare cuts, but not before more inane giggling from two supposed presenters who quite frankly are nothing short of embarrassing. Grow up!”
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Viewers flocked to complain about the presenters (Image: BBC)
Another agreed: “I’d rather watch Naga being an aggressive old bat to the guests than this pair of giggling juveniles..”
Echoing this, a third added: “Have Sally & Jon spent the last 24 hours rolling around the floor giggling? Just switched on #BBCBreakfast (a bit late this morning) to find them just as I left them yesterday. Absolutely mortified to find I’ve missed the latest instalment in the Bargain Hunt saga.”
During the programme, Sally swiftly countered her co-host’s “ruthless” jibe, asserting “we can’t have this conversation now”.
This occurred when conversation shifted to their recent stint on ‘s Bargain Hunt, where they competed in a special episode marking the show’s 25th anniversary.
The competitive spirit was evident as Jon accused his co-presenter of being “completely ruthless” following a recap of their Bargain Hunt highlights.
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Jon and Sally competed in a special episode of Bargain Hunt to mark the show’s 25th anniversary (Image: BBC)
He remarked: “I’ve just noticed that I didn’t even say well done so well done.” The broadcaster responded: “Say it like you mean it,” as Jon continued with a more heartfelt: “Well done Sal.”
He then observed: “You got really into it. You were like ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, I’ll just buy anything’ but you were utterly strategic, completely ruthless and you knew what you were doing.”
Caught off guard and laughing, Sally retorted: “We can’t have this conversation right now.”
She added: “You took it much more seriously than I did. I didn’t even know what we were meant to do.”
Jon interjected: “I’ve been doing my homework and failed miserably, which is pretty typical I think.”