BBC Breakfast was subject to yet another hosting shake-up on Wednesday as a second presenter was replaced – leaving fans of the show fuming after a disrupted week.
Presenter Sally Nugent, 52, was missing from the morning show which she usually fronts with Jon Kay, 54, – with Nina Warhurst taking over instead.
It comes just a day after fans of the show were left livid as Ben Thompson stood in for Jon on Tuesday.
BBC Breakfast failed to mention why Sally was missing on Wednesday’s show.
However, despite the change – some viewers felt Nina did a great job as she spoke about the tragic stabbings in Southport as part of the headline news.
BBC Breakfast was subject to yet another hosting shake-up on Wednesday as a second presenter was replaced – leaving fans of the show fuming (usual presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent)
Presenter Sally Nugent, 52, was missing from the morning show which she usually fronts with Jon Kay, 54, – with Nina Warhurst (right) taking over instead
One wrote on X: ‘Nina delivers tragic news with a steady combination of compassion and professionalism. Her delivery is impeccable.’
It came as viewers of the show were also left irritated by another change on the show on Wednesday morning.
Those watching at home were unhappy as the presenters didn’t acknowledge that the local news and weather were missing from the show.
The show’s running time has been cut down this week due to Olympics coverage dominating the BBC.
Viewers penned: ‘If #bbcbreakfast have decided to drop all of there local news bulletins and local weather forecasts, how about mentioning it on the show. @BBCBreakfast @jonkay01.’,
‘Oi, oi, where’s the local news? Another casualty of the Olympics #bbcbreakfast.’,
‘#bbcbreakfast where is the local news and weather today?’,
‘Today’s BBC Breakfast, like a few over the Games, was only scheduled for 45 minutes on BBC1 so an expense to have all the regions and Nations there to produce just one bulletin.’
However, despite the change – some viewers felt Nina did a great job as she spoke about the tragic stabbings in Southport as part of the headline news
Those watching at home were also unhappy as the presenters didn’t acknowledge that the local news and weather were missing from the show
It comes after the show was hit with a wave of social media complaints from viewers on Tuesday after Ben and his co-host Sally (pictured above) sat down with Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves
Fans branded the interview segment as ‘disgraceful’ and disappointing,’ as they claimed that Ben addressed the politician (pictured above on the show) with an ‘aggressive tone’
It comes after on Tuesday fans of the show were livid with the latest presenter shake-up as Ben stood in for Jon, with his latest interview drawing major criticism.
The show was hit with a wave of social media complaints from viewers after Ben and his co-host Sally sat down with Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves.
It came just after the programme underwent a schedule shake-up on Monday morning, being pulled from BBC One halfway through the show and moving to BBC Two to make way for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games coverage.
But the show being cut short and downgraded to a smaller channel wasn’t all that made fans fume.
Fans branded the interview segment ‘disgraceful and disappointing,’ as they claimed that Ben addressed the politician with an ‘aggressive tone’.
The Chancellor was on the current affairs programme to talk about her decision to end winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits, amongst other topics.
But, just minutes into the broadcast, viewers took to X (formerly Twitter) to complain about Ben’s style of interviewing saying: ‘Very disingenuous tactic from Ben on #BBCBreakfast this morning. Disappointing.’
‘Ben not coming across well this morning #BBCBreakfast.’
‘I’ve never EVER heard BBC Breakfast’s BEN THOMSON question any Tory government minister with such an aggressive tone #BBCBreakfast.’
‘That interview was a disgrace, should be ashamed of yourselves, biased baiting yet again.’
‘Wow! He really grilled her in that interview not! Same old Labour luvvie #BBC.’
‘Very disingenuous line of questioning this morning.’
However, not everyone took issue with his interviewing technique and some fans praised the stand-in presenter, writing:
‘He was absolutely brilliant this morning!’
‘#BBCBreakfast Ben hit the nail on the head… strike and get what you want… everyone in factories working their butts off on minimum wage get on strike.’
BBC Breakfast airs throughout the week, normally between 6am and 9:30am.
However, the morning show’s regular time slow will change slightly this week to make room for the Olympics, which some BBC viewers were not happy about.
The scheduling shake-up saw those tuning in early fume ‘I’m going back to bed!’ as they discovered the programme was absent.
On Monday morning, the show started at usual time of 6am but jumped across to BBC Two at 8am for one hour.
As with Tuesday’s episode, on Wednesday viewers will be able to tune in for 45 minutes before it switches across to BBC Two until 9am.
Saturday’s breakfast show shake-up saw livid fans complain about the unexpected change.
The morning show’s regular time slow has been changing slightly to make way for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games coverage
On Monday morning, the show started at usual time of 6am but jumped across to BBC Two at 8am for one hour (Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt pictured)
Furious fans shared their frustration on X, with some threatening to boycott the show overall.
Some comments read: ‘Olympics, I switched it off and went to bed #BBCBreakfast’,
‘@BBCNews you’ve cut #bbcbreakfast short! Can’t the Olympics wait till 9? Or put it on News24?’
‘#BBCBreakfast I might as well do my big shop at 8:00am.. #OlympicGames.’
Bargain Hunt and Homes Under the Hammer have also been moved over to BBC Two in the latest scheduling shake-up.
