BBC Breakfast Ben Thompson’s life - hunky boyfriend, shirtless snaps and ‘bullying’ row

Josh and Abbie Herbert are expanding their family again!

A U.S. Open tennis commentator, Chanda Rubin, is defending herself after she and her co-commentator misidentified Dionne Warwick for Gladys Knight, which sparked outrage on Twitter, mainly due to the fellow singers’ noticeably different appearances.

An actor from Disney's remake of The Lion King has said he is "baffled" by the Duchess of Sussex's story about people in South African taking to the streets to celebrate her Royal wedding. Dr John Kani, who voiced Rafiki in the movie, has said Meghan Markle seems to have made a "faux pas" in her recent interview with US magazine, The Cut, where she said an unnamed South African actor from the cast of the movie made the comments to her about her wedding.The actor, who claims to be the only South African cast member of The Lion King remake, went on say he'd never met the Duchess – despite Meghan having said she chatted to a South African actor at the film's premiere.

One of the showrunners on House of the Dragon has exited the series and fans are shocked by the announcement.

Louis Tomlinson is back.

This year’s Venice Film Festival has several highly anticipated films in competition for the Golden Lion. But the festival’s most anticipated movie may arguably be Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde.” Based on Joyce Carol Oates’s 2000 novel of the same name, “Blonde” may be the biopic to end all biopics.

Tegan And Sara have shared details of their upcoming new graphic novel, Junior High. The band took to their social media platforms earlier this week (August 29), to announce the details of the comic, which is due out May 30 2023, accompanied by a picture of the novel’s cover, illustrated by Tillie Walden.Junior High the graphic novel is another project that sprung from our memoir High School! It serves as a prequel

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty has shared a sweet snap of her rarely-seen husband James Haggar as the two enjoy a glamorous day out on the golf course.The TV presenter, 47, revealed her "rubbish result" in the caption as showed fans a look at her competitive side.Taking to Twitter, she wrote: "Ok. This year's series is nearly a whitewash.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay missing again alongside Sally Nugent as new host steps in"Must do better @FrilfordHeathGC.

BBC Breakfast (August 11).Naga Munchetty and her co-star had been busy discussing their favourite snippets from today's newspapers, with Charlie Stayt revealing a piece about "sneezing sponges" first.After listening to her co-host's spiel, Naga chimed in, holding up her own segment which she appeared to be really excited about - with Charlie seemingly less then enthusiastic.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay missing again alongside Sally Nugent as new host steps in"Talking about things taking longer in water, how long can you hold your breath for?" demanded Naga.Looking puzzled, Charlie shot Naga a confused face and remained silent, with the Radio Five Live star adding: "Just try from now, okay."Checking that the presenter was in on the challenge, she asked: "Are you holding it?""No," responded Charlie, to which Naga moaned: "Ohhh come on, play the game."Standing his ground, the BBC presenter shot back at Naga, telling her again: "No, because it's dangerous and risky.""It's not dangerous," insisted Naga.Charlie refused: "It's very very dangerous, I'll look up the guidelines, there's some guidelines about this."Unimpressed, Naga fumed: "I imagine there will be," as she continued to speak about the news clip.Meanwhile, last week Naga sent Instagram fans into a frenzy as turned up the heat with a sweaty selfie.The TV star explained that she needed to clear her head and decided to run home from work in the hot weather.Inspiring others to get out and get some fresh air when needed, she captioned: "Perfect weather for running home from work."Head and mind cleared. Now for a second breakfast with mates, a snooze (alone) and then a film for the afternoon.

BBC BREAKFAST's Sally Nugent was left hot and bothered today when she made a slip-up on live TV. The BBC host appeared to be embarrassed and turned red after a blunder while introducing the weather on the breakfast show. While introducing the sports and weather segments, things took a slightly awkward turn.

BBC Breakfast saw one beloved news anchor turn red-faced during Wednesday morning's edition of the show.Ben Thompson and Sally Nugent headed up the red couch this morning (August 10), but it was between the sport and weather when things really got going.Chatting about Serena Williams' tennis career and whether or not she will decide to retire soon, Sally segued away from the sport and introduced the weather.READ NEXT: BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay still missing as co-star replaces him alongside Sally NugentBefore she welcomed Carol Kirkwood though, Sally made an awkward blunder that Carol sweetly played along with after the news anchor was left red-faced on the red sofa."Let's evolve away to the ten-" Sally said when she made the blunder, laughing it off and appearing a little taken aback and tongue-tied."Not the tennis, to the weather now," she quickly added to cover up her mistake.Laughing it off, Sally said "morning" to Carol before she appeared on-screen from a rooftop in the capital city.Covering up for her pal, Carol played along and said: "I was thinking you saw us actually, we were having a quick game of tennis up here earlier, Sal."Later on she appeared back on our screens when she was trying to talk loudly over some rather loud drilling in the background.This comes as Jon Kay is still missing in action from his fairly new role after taking over from Dan Walker.Jon was hired to present the programme alongside Sally from Monday to Wednesday with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt taking over for the remaining days of the week.He was missing from his new role on Monday, August 8 - and again today - with his Twitter untouched since July, 31.Discussing the new job offer when the news broke earlier this year, Jon told fans

BBC Breakfast narrowly avoided being tossed into chaos during a segment on Motor Neurone Disease, as one star was scolded: "Put it away!"Correspondent John Maguire was on the scene at rugby star Ed Slater's charity bike ride to raise awareness for MND after he himself was diagnosed with the condition.The athlete and a huge group of pals and teammates are cycling 350 miles to raise money for research to battle the disease, and starting their second leg today (August 9).But things quickly started to go wrong, as John was forced to intervene during a rather major wardrobe blunderGathering Ed's teammates for a quick chat before they headed off on their journey, John explained to Sally Nugent and Ben Thompson in the studio: "You'll be thrilled to know that we almost had an unfortunate incident a few seconds ago."Jim Hamilton's belly button was out - but he's covered it up now! Put it away!" he scolded Jim, adding: "So we've saved that from everybody's breakfast cereals!"Jim desperately patted his Lycra cycling shirt over his belly to ensure everything was still covered - and couldn't help but giggle at John's antics.The group thankfully got off to a smooth start then, travelling from Leicester to Twickenham via Milton Keynes - Ed's home town.Fans on Twitter were also left giggling at the cheeky segment, as one penned: "Flashing his belly button! Good luck #4Ed & pals!" with a cry-laughing emoji.Another fan poignantly penned: "Such an emotional piece on @BBCBreakfast covering the first day of the bike ride raising money #4Ed lovely to see two great clubs teaming up and supporting Ed. "Hope the ride to HQ goes well today and the money keeps flowing in @edslater."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Naga Munchetty fired back at a brutal troll who slammed her as the "most annoying person".The 47-year-old BBC Breakfast star appeared to be outraged by the comment that appeared online.Normally the radio host isn't one to take offence when it comes to brutal tweets but this particular keyboard warrior really seemed to get under her skin.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay missing again alongside Sally Nugent as new host steps inThe unprovoked remark on the popular platform read: "Can I just say Naga. I cant explain why but I find you the most annoying person on TV."In retaliation, Naga shot back: "I just can't understand why people don't know how to use apostrophes William."She finished up with: "Ho hum.

BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent was joined on the famous red sofa by co-star Ben Thompson again this week.Sally's fairly new co-star Jon Kay who became a permanent fixture after replacing Dan Walker on the popular morning programme was missing in action on Monday 8 August. Jon was hired to present the programme alongside Sally from Monday to Wednesday with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt taking over for the remaining days in the weekday schedule.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay missing again alongside Sally Nugent as new host steps inJust weeks ago, the star also needed to pull the plug on his first official debut as Strictly star Dan's replacement.Unfortunately on what was supposed to be a momentous day for Jon, ended up with the new host suffering from Covid and having to let Sally down.Updating fans on Twitter on the situation, he followers how "gutted" he had been to miss his first day.Sharing a snap of his positive lateral flow test, he included the caption: "Aaaagh! Finally got me.

THINGS got a little too stomach-churning for BBC star Victoria Fritz as she looked at newspaper headlines with co-star Ben Thompson. BBC Breakfast presenter Ben was "really worried" when Victoria looked close to vomiting live on air.

COMEDY panel show Mock The Week will end this autumn after its 21st series. Hosted by comedian Dara O'Briain, the BBC show first aired in 2005 and has more than 200 episodes. Stars including Hugh Dennis, Chris Addison, Frankie Boyle, Rory Bremner and Russell Howard featured as regulars on the comedy hit.

BBC Breakfast host Ben Thompson was left "really worried" as his co-star Victoria Fritz looked close to vomiting live on-air.The pair were looking through the newspaper headlines of the day when Ben stumbled across an image of a woman with 42-foot long nails, telling viewers at home: "Can we just show you this picture? Because it's kind of amazing but also a little bit disgusting."Victoria then stuck out her tongue and made a retching noise, as Ben forged ahead: "42-foot fingernails. Can you see them? You need to sort of get the full sense of...

BBC Breakfast star Victoria Fritz branded herself the "luckiest woman alive" as she replaced permanent host Sally Nugent on the red sofa. Sally usually presents the show from Monday to Wednesday each week alongside the newest permanent host Jon Kay, who has been absent for the entire week.Though Sally was in work on Monday and Tuesday, hosting alongside Ben Thompson, it seemed she had opted for a day's holiday on Wednesday - leaving Victoria to step in for her.READ MORE:BBC Breakfast chaos as host warns show will 'end badly' when key routine skippedAnd in a sweet snap posted to her social media on Tuesday night, Victoria was chuffed with the line-up, while fans were desperate to see her on-screen.She headed out for drinks and a meal with her new co-host Ben, alongside business correspondent Ben Boulos, telling fans: "Ssshh… whisper it… But the stars have aligned… this may well be your line-up for tomorrow morning on @BBCBreakfast… Luckiest woman alive?"She went on to tag both Bens in her tweet - sending fans wild.On the morning of her presenting stint, Victoria once again turned to update her Twitter followers, teasing: "Behind the scenes on @BBCBreakfast."Featuring shoes… toast… and the delectable @BBCBenThompson.

BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay was missing from the show AGAIN today as a new host was forced to step in. Jon, 52, was confirmed as Dan Walker's permanent replacement last month, hosting Monday to Wednesday each week alongside Sally Nugent.

BBC Breakfast was left with a presenting shake-up again on Tuesday (August 2) as Jon Kay was missing from the sofa once again. Instead, temporary host Ben Thompson was forced to step in alongside permanent presenter Sally Nugent - despite Jon only recently landing Dan Walker's old job.Jon is slated to present the programme from Monday to Wednesday each week, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt taking over in the latter half of the schedule.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty 'jealous' as co-star lands 'dream' stintBut this week has been one filled with changes, as the weekend also saw Charlie replaced by Roger Johnson.Some fans at home, however, were loving Ben's input into the show, as one praised on Twitter: "My favourites [are] Ben Charlie and Naga most of the time!"It comes as Ben announced he was "beating the holiday blues" with Sally after heading to Sicily with his partner Andy Roche and a group of their pals.

BBC Breakfast fans were less than impressed after tuning in to the morning programme as Sally Nugent and Ben Thompson presented the show.Ben was hosting the show in place of Jon Kay and prior to the programme the England women's football team, the Lionesses, had won their match against Germany and the country was in uproar.The BBC news programme shared clips from the game, from crowds celebrating up and down the country and interviews with the football players themselves.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast in total chaos as collapse in studio leads to urgent action from crewThe first hour of the show was mainly taken up with football talk and some of the viewers were not happy.Some took to Twitter to comment on the morning's schedule.A furious fan tweeted: "That's enough football now, surely?"Another added: "Is this the only news we're going to be having for the foreseeable? For f**** sake, get a grip!"The early morning news programme took the opportunity to show patriotism and pride after the Lionesses' incredible 2-1 win against Germany.They interviewed proud supporters throughout the country and showed audiences videos from behind the scenes, including a clip of the team on the bus after the game as they jumped up and down and sang to each other.One reporter was sent to Trafalgar Square where viewers were told they could join in the festivities from 11 o'clock on a first come, first serve basis.He told the camera that the Lionesses will be making an appearance in the square and that the DJ decks will be blaring football classics such as Sweet Caroline and Freed From Desire.England player Chloe Kelly famously dropped the microphone to go and sing Sweet Caroline with her team mates during the middle of an interview after the