‘BBC Breakfast’ MOCKED as ‘BBC Lunch’ – Viewers fume over Sally Nugent’s late excuse: ‘Only kids would believe that!’

BBC Breakfast viewers rushed to social media to share their complaints after Sally Nugent showed up late to Wednesday’s instalment of the show with a chaotic excuse.

The journalist, 53 – who usually presents the morning programme Monday to Wednesday with Jon Kay – appeared on the sofa at around 6:20am.

After weather presenter Carol Kirkwood, 62, shared what viewers could expect from Wednesday’s weather, she said: ‘Hello Sally’ at the end of her segment.

Jon joked: ‘Good afternoon!’

Sally said: ‘I made it everyone.’

‘It’s so nice to see you,’ Carol told her co-star.

BBC Breakfast viewers have A LOT of complaints as Sally Nugent shows up late to show with a chaotic excuse – fuming ‘are we expected to believe this?!’

The journalist, 53 – who usually presents the morning programme Monday to Wednesday with Jon Kay – appeared on the sofa at around 6:20am

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After weather presenter Carol Kirkwood , 62, shared what viewers could expect from Wednesday’s weather, she said: ‘Hello Sally’ at the end of her segment

Sally continued: ‘It’s so nice to be here. Sorry I am a little bit late.’

Jon told viewers: ‘There was a little bit of drama. Are you alright?’

Sally said: ‘Aw yes Jon, I’m okay thank you. I got stuck in a car, where our studios are, by the Quays, there’s lots of water and bridges.

‘I got stuck because a bridge came up to let two boats through. One bridge couldn’t close again, so there has been lots of people trying to close the bridge, people in high-vis jackets, staring at it, pointing at it, so that took about 40 minutes.’

Jon chimed in: ‘Yeah the best part of an hour! Sally was texting me like “I can’t get to work!”‘

Sally added: ‘But do you know what happened, as ever, the Breakfast family kicked in and our John Watson was at the back of the traffic jam.

‘I safely left my car, ran all along the bridge and John rescued me and driven me in!’

Jon said: ‘If you were going to be rescued, John Watson is the man  to rescue you. James Bond.’

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Sally said: ‘Aw yes Jon, I’m okay thank you. I got stuck in a car, where our studios are, by the Quays, there’s lots of water and bridges’

Sally told viewers: ‘So apologies that I am a little bit late…

‘Did I miss anything?’

Jon joked: ‘Just the news! Thank goodness you’re here.’

‘Thank goodness, YOU’RE here!,’ Sally replied.

Those watching at home did take to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their confusion about where Sally was.

One said: ‘Was wondering why Jon was on his own at the start of the programme. Are we expected to believe this story about bridge malfunctions on Salford Quays from lie-abed Sally?’

‘Has Sally Nugent slept in or has she just had enough of working with Jon Kay. Who could blame her.’

Another brutally added: ‘#bbcbreakfast There‘s only one thing worse than Jon and Sally presenting Breakfast… And that’s Jon presenting it on his own.. ‘

Many took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their thoughts on Sally not being on their screens

BBC viewers sink claws into Sally Nugent’s treatment of guest

It comes after BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt gasped ‘are you okay?!’ as Naga Munchetty wobbled on the sofa and warned ‘I feel faint’ in the middle of the broadcast.

The pair had just turned to look right down the camera lens after interviewing a guest when Naga, 50, suddenly seemed to slip briefly off the edge of the sofa.

She said, laughing nervously: ‘Five minutes to – oh, nearly fell off the chair then! Five minutes to nine…’

Her co-host, 62, slightly baffled at the randomness of the moment, gestured to the sofa and replied: ‘I don’t know what to say, it stayed in the same place, it’s quite secure!’

Naga quickly reassured him, saying, ‘It was just my hand, it’s just my hand slipped’ – before her face fell and she suddenly went serious, putting her hand to forehead to admit: ‘Feeling all faint.’