BBC Breakfast’s Nina Warhurst breaks down in Tears over criticism of her figure and accent – fans defend her: ‘So what if the skirt is short? It’s still longer than the critic’s intelligence!’ sparking heated debates online!

A BBC Breakfast star has slammed a viewer for their ‘uninvited feedback’ about her skirt – which they dubbed ‘too short for a 44-year-old’.

Nina Warhurst took to social media to call out the troll, who had posted on X about her appearance on BBC News At One earlier this week.

The 44-year-old journalist – who was a familiar face as BBC Breakfast‘s business presenter for around seven years before becoming the regular host of the lunchtime broadcast in April – posted a screenshot of the X post to her Instagram Story.

The nasty social media post read: ‘Just wondering if @NinaWarhurst has an opinion on what constitutes TOO short a skirt for a 44-year-old.’

It also criticised her accent, from the Wythenshawe area of Manchester: ‘Anyway, it’s pleasing there’s a very positive move towards “received” pronunciation.’

Nina explained in a caption how she came across the hateful post: ‘When you briefly check back in with Twitter/X because surely it can’t be the stream of uninvited feedback from men that you remember… oh hi there.’

A BBC Breakfast star has slammed a viewer for their ‘uninvited feedback’ about her skirt – which they dubbed ‘too short for a 44-year-old’. Pictured: File photo

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Nina Warhurst (pictured) took to social media to call out the troll, who had posted on X about her appearance on BBC News At One earlier this week

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The nasty social media post (pictured) read: ‘Just wondering if @NinaWarhurst has an opinion on what constitutes TOO short a skirt for a 44-year-old.’

The mother-of-three added a second caption playfully teasing out what she thought this particular troll was really trying to say: ‘Translation: if you’re gonna look like an old trout, it’s more acceptable if you don’t sound Mancunian. Noted.’

But while this is not the newsreader’s first experience with online hatred, fan favourite Nina also had plenty of viewers weighing in online to praise her too.

One said: ‘Turned on the @BBCNews at 1pm yesterday. What a great news presenter @NinaWarhurst is.

‘She looks fantastic and knows exactly the tone to deliver good and bad news. Her insta mum pics are a real joy to view as she balances work life issues.’

Another commented: ‘@NinaWarhurst just watched BBC News at 1pm, excellent show as usual from you.’

Nina revealed in March she would be stepping back from BBC Breakfast to become the lead presenter of BBC News At One.

She said in an Instagram post at the time: ‘I’ll be hanging up the high-viz and hairnet for a wee while as I join the BBC’s News At One.’

Having been in the role for around seven years, throughout Covid, she added: ‘It’s been a privilege to help support our audiences through this tumultuous time.

Nina revealed in March she would be stepping back from BBC Breakfast (pictured) to become the lead presenter of BBC News At One

While this is not the newsreader’s first experience with online hatred, fan favourite Nina also had plenty of viewers weighing in online to praise her too (pictured)

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She said in an Instagram post at the time: ‘I’ll be hanging up the high-viz and hairnet for a wee while as I join the BBC’s News At One’

‘I am always amazing by those who invite us in to share their stories.

‘When I was a teenager hoping to work in journalism, never in my wildest dreams did I imagine there’d be all these opportunities half a mile from my Salford home.

‘Our London colleagues built a gem of a lunchtime programme and I can’t wait to work with our amazing team as we take it forward.’

The presenter added she would ‘still be popping up on the red sofa’ every now and then, suggesting it was not a complete departure from the breakfast show.

It comes after Nina sobbed on her final day in her role on BBC Breakfast after an emotional tribute from her co-star and a flood of support from fans.

She returned to screens last year after seven months on maternity leave.

But the news anchor completed her last shift on ‘Money and Work’ early last month, ahead of moving into her new role on BBC News At One.

Her BBC Breakfast colleague Jon Kay posted a touching statement to Instagram announcing Nina’s move and wishing her well.

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Her BBC Breakfast colleague Jon Kay posted a touching statement to Instagram (pictured) announcing Nina’s move and wishing her well

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The news anchor (pictured) completed her last shift on ‘Money and Work’ early last month, ahead of moving into her new role on BBC News At One

It led to her admitting the social media post made her cry.

Jon said: ‘This was definitely NOT goodbye – but today was Nina’s last shift doing the Money & Work job on Breakfast before she starts her new role presenting the BBC One O’Clock News.

‘She’ll still be based in Salford – still working with the same team in the same studio. She’ll still be presenting Breakfast with us sometimes. And she’ll always be a mate.

‘But I just wanted to say what a pleasure it has been to work with her since I joined Brekkie.

‘She’s one of the most talented, dedicated, versatile, fun and fearless people I know. She commits 100 per cent to any story or issue she’s covering. She always puts the audience first. And she’s exactly the same off-air as she is on the sofa.

‘Much as we’ll miss her energy and smiles at 04:45, we’re all delighted for her that she can now have a little more sleep – and a bit more time at home with her wonderful family in the mornings. She’ll be amazing at lunchtime x.’

Nina responded with: ‘@jon you made me cry!! Thank you so much xxx And so kind of @teddysphotos to find the time to write a song to mark this historic day.’

She was making a joking reference to Ed Sheeran’s song Nina, written in 2014, which Jon had chosen to accompany his social media post.