BBC Breakfast in ‘chaos’ as Charlie Stayt caught off-guard by eagle-eyed viewers in major blunder

Eagle-eyed BBC Breakfast viewers caught hosts Charlie Stayt and Luxmy Gopal off-guard on Friday morning because the present started its broadcast earlier than 6am because the duo had been getting ready to go dwell on air. 

In a technical blunder, the cameras reduce to the presenters at 5.56am, when Charlie was adjusting his trousers and Luxmy was having her hair combed. 

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Rehearsing his opening line, Charlie mentioned: “Good morning you are watching BBC Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Luxmy Gopal.”

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Luxmy added: “Our headlines right this moment.”

Viewers who tuned into the programme earlier than 6am had been fast to choose up on the blunder. Taking to social media, one particular person shared a clip alongside the caption: “BBC Information fail, Friday 23 August 2024,” whereas one other viewer praised the presenters for his or her professionalism, writing: “Chaos @BBCBreakfast as they reduce early to the studio and @luxmy_g  presents the headlines whereas having her hair completed! Nice professionalism.”

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A 3rd particular person penned: “Wait, did I simply see what I simply noticed? BBC Breakfast beginning at 5:56am, Charlie adjusting his trousers & the gorgeous @luxmy_g  nonetheless getting her make-up completed?” whereas one other added: “Good morning @luxmy_g. I belief that the late hair adjustment at 5:57am was profitable; wanting excellent to me by 6am. Love seeing you in your rightful place on nationwide TV.”

The crimson couch regarded slightly completely different on Thursday and Friday as Charlie was joined by weekend presenter Luxmy, quite than most important host Naga Munchetty. 

Followers had been pleasantly shocked to see Luxmy on the present in the course of the week, with one particular person writing on social media: “@luxmy_g the great Luxmy on Breakfast, what a deal with Completely happy Friday,” whereas one other added: “Good morning Luxmy. Nice to see you on the couch this morning. Brightening up this horrible windy day.”

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Luxmy marked the thrilling second on X. Sharing a brief clip from Thursday’s programme, the journalist wrote: “As we speak was such a deal with on ⁦@BBCBreakfast⁩ – it featured my favorite animals: lion cubs!! Oh, and I started working with Charlie for the primary time!”

Luxmy has labored for the BBC for over a decade, having joined BBC Surrey as a broadcast journalist again in 2011. Since 2017, she’s been a well-known face on BBC Look North, BBC Information and BBC Breakfast as a presenter. 

The road-up of BBC Breakfast presenters

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1. Charlie Stayt

   The journalist joined BBC Breakfast again in 2006 and now hosts the present alongside Naga Munchetty from Thursday to Saturday. Previous to becoming a member of the BBC, Charlie was the principal anchor of 5 Information, fronting the programme’s 9/11 protection and Millennium celebrations.

2. Naga Munchetty
   
   The presenter joined the line-up of most important presenters in 2014. Earlier than touchdown a task on BBC Breakfast, she appeared on BBC World Information, in addition to BBC Two’s weekday monetary affairs programme, Working Lunch.
3. Sally Nugent
   
   Sally has been a most important presenter on the present since 2021, changing Louise Minchin following her departure after 20 years. Sally beforehand labored as a sports activities presenter on the present and coated numerous main sporting occasions for the BBC, together with Emma Raducanu’s historic victory within the US Open tennis championship in 2021.
4. Jon Kay

   The newsreader and journalist took over from Dan Walker following his exit in 2022. He beforehand labored as a information correspondent for BBC Information at Six and coated main occasions such because the 2012 London Olympics and the 2015 basic election marketing campaign.

5. Carol Kirkwood

   Carol is the present’s most important climate presenter and has been waking up the nation with the climate forecast on the BBC for 30 years.

6. Nina Warhurst

   Nina is the present’s most important enterprise presenter, having taken over from Steph McGovern in 2020. She usually fills in as an anchor on the crimson couch when the primary hosts are absent.

7.  Ben Thompson

   Ben is a aid presenter and recurrently stands in for the primary hosts when they’re away from the crimson couch. He can be seen on BBC Information.

8. John Watson

   John is a sports activities presenter and has been working for the BBC since 2012, offering viewers will all the most recent sports activities information and tales.

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