BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty has been called out for an on-air habit, which one show devotee described as 'unprofessional'. Naga appeared on the show alongside co-host Charlie Stayt during Saturday morning's instalment (October 5), where they chatted with colorectal surgeon and president of Colostomy UK, Ian Daniels, alongside Debbie Meredith, a Stoma bag awareness campaigner who has two of them herself. Their interview coincided with Colostomy UK's annual Stoma Aware Day, falling on October 5, with the guests hoping to raise awareness of what it's like to live with a Stoma bag.
Essentially a stoma means a mouth," Ian explained during the chat. "So it's just the way for contents of your bowel to get outside." But as Naga dug deeper into how the Stoma sack ticked, viewers spotted her taking a sip from her mug, which she then held onto for the rest of the chat, reports .
The move got under the skin of some watchers. One vented their frustration on social media platform X, writing: "Naga so unprofessional drinking from a mug while interviewing a guest on the show." Not everyone clocked the brief slip though, with many viewers heaping praise on the segment for its stellar job at lifting the lid on Stoma bags.
The live interview followed on from a pre-recorded section exploring the lives of people living with Stoma bags, and a campaign for lingerie that was created for people who had undergone an ostomy procedure. "Thanks @BBCBreakfast and @ColostomyUK for making noise and such .
