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BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent was noticeably absent from the beloved morning show.

During Wednesday’s (November 20) visit to the BBC studios, Jon Kay woke up the nation on the famous red sofa – but this time he was hosting the show alongside a familiar face.

The 55-year-old broadcaster usually hosts the morning show with his co-star Sally Nugent from Monday to Wednesday.

Then Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt take over from Thursday to Saturday before Ben Thompson and Nina Warhurst present the Sunday morning show. But during this week’s third episode, the TV host fronted the show alongside mother-of-three Nina.

Although no reason has been given for her absence, the mother-of-one took to her Instagram story on Wednesday to share a snap taken from what appears to be an airplane window.

During the show, Jon and Nina discussed some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines in the BBC studios.

This included rising energy bills, the blizzard in question set to hit the UK and Joe Biden approving anti-personnel mines for Ukraine as the US closes the Kyiv embassy.

And it seems viewers are loving switching up, as fans flocked to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their surprise online.

One user wrote: “Lovely Nina this morning. Can’t we have her permanently. #bbcbreakfast”, as another said: “Lovely to see you this morning Nina (heart emoji) Love our BBC #BBCBreakfast.”

Later in the show they welcomed garden expert and TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh to the show to discuss his new exciting project away.

Swapping his perfectly manicured garden for a cozy recording booth, the 75-year-old broadcaster revealed he has written a new Christmas. The TV star has recreated the story of Jack Frost, to which composer Debbie Wiseman has set music in a new Christmas album.

The audiobook – which is released on Friday (November 22) – features two brand new carols performed by Cerys Matthews and her choirboy son Red Abbot-Matthews.

Speaking to Nina and Charlie, he admitted that he often gets emotional listening to the beautiful songs that accompany his narration.

He told viewers: “In that shot (watching Cerys and her son perform the carol), I was struggling to keep it together. I was really a bit proprietary. They were singing their carol and I was standing in the back thinking, ‘I don’t believe I had any hand in this at all.”

BBC Breakfast is broadcast every day on BBC One or catch up on BBC iPlayer.