BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent had an important announcement to make to viewers as she delivered 'breaking news' to fans after a fundraiser exceeded its target. Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Sally Nugent was forced to halt BBC Breakfast on Tuesday morning after she was told by producers that there was to be a ‘breaking news’ announcement. The 53-year-old, who was co-hosting alongside Ben Thompson, 41, was told to deliver the news that an emotional fundraiser had skyrocketed their initial target, according to the Express .
Earlier on in the show, fans listened in as they told the story of rugby legend Billy Twelvetrees and a number of professional rugby players that cycled 350 miles in 24 hours to raise awareness of the urgency of finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Coming back to the fundraiser, Sally updated: "Guess what, we have some breaking news to bring you which is..
." Ben chimed in, adding: "They have beaten their target £74,500 and they are currently at £77,000." "Congratulations to them and amazing charity," exclaimed Sally's co-star as she hailed: "They have doubled that total just while we were on-air this morning so well done.
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