BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker takes savage swipe at Paul Sinha on ITV's The Chase

Dan Walker, was producing BBC Radio 4 shows at the start of her career, but now admits she "needed a bit more confidence" after a difficult conversation she'd had with two male colleagues.They had complimented her and another one of her female colleagues on their intelligence, but the experience had left her feeling she "didn't quite belong"."These two blokes looked [at] me and Katie, this other girl who hadn't been to a university...

weekend presenter Rachel Burden on the red sofa instead of regular host Naga Munchetty.Burden appeared alongside Charlie Stayt, Munchetty's regular co-host with whom she fronts the show from Thursdays to Saturdays, with Dan Walker and Sally Nugent taking over from Monday to Wednesday.Munchetty's unexplained absence came in the wake of Dan Walker's announcement that he's quitting BBC Breakfast after six years to host Channel 5's new news show. Here's what we know about Naga's husband and background, including her upbringing and current age.

BBC Breakfast viewers have slammed Dan Walker's interviewing technique after he had a conversation with conservative MP Brandon Lewis which some thought was "too nice".The Breakfast presenter tackled the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on Tuesday morning's show and asked him about Boris Johnson's fine over partygate.Dan, 45, also questioned Brandon, 50, about Britain's ties with Rwanda and whether it was a good idea to send refugees to the African country.With viewers at home eager to know what Brandon had to say, the MP came across fairly unmoved and seemed to compare Boris' fines to parking tickets.But this certainly didn't sit well with spectators with some criticising Dan for not coming down on the MP hard enough.Taking to Twitter in their droves, fans shared their thoughts.One person wrote: "That was the worst political interview I’ve seen for a long time. Dan Walker didn’t interview Brandon Lewis he stroked his ego.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker has been called out by fans for his Sunday roast lamb as some claimed it was undercooked.The 45-year-old took to his Instagram over the weekend to share a video of himself cutting into a juicy piece of lamb.Slicing into the meat, Dan could be heard saying: "And now the first incision."Captioning the clip, he wrote: "Big family gathering so we went for some Irish fillet as a special treat…"But although he appeared proud of his roast, many fans couldn't wait to mention that it may have needed a bit more time in the oven.Jumping straight into the comment section, eagle-eyed followers shared their thoughts.One person wrote: "That's still breathing, needs another 30 minutes."Another person said: "Sorry, too pink for me."A third penned: "Too raw for me I'm afraid, but hope you enjoyed it.""That’s still mooing! Looks lovely though," said oneBut others thought Dan's roast was spot on, with one person writing: "That looks absolutely amazing, we’re just about to carve a delicious leg of lamb."Meanwhile, another commented: "Irish fillet tastes the best (biased), looks perfectly cooked too."But this isn't the first time Dan has left fans divided with his culinary skills and choice of meals.In January, the star posted a picture of his wife's freshly prepared stew sandwich that some were unsure about.Dan took to Twitter to show off his spouse’s creation with the caption: “You can tell you’re married to a Yorkshire lass when she makes a he and hers stew sandwich with a bit ofHenderson’s Relish for an evening snack,” and signed off with a laughing emoji.The accompanying picture showed the Strictly Come Dancing star’s questionable dinner, which consisted of two slices of white bread, each with a dollop

BBC Breakfast star Carol Kirkwood has opened up about her future on the BBC Breakfast after the rumour mill began to swirl last week.The 59-year-old meteorologist found herself at the centre of speculation after red sofa host Dan Walker announced he was stepping down from his role earlier this month.It was predicted that Carol would step into Dan's shoes while others guessed she'd be moving on to pastures new.Setting the record straight, the weather expert took to her Twitter platform to end the ongoing debate after floods on people had congratulated her on her "new job".One person chimed: "@carolkirkwood congratulations on your new job as a Morning presenter."However, Carol was keen to silence any speculation, instantly taking to social media replying: "No T! Staying on @BBCBreakfast xxx"Carol's name was thrown into the mix after Strictly star Dan announced he was heading over to Channel 5 to take up an opportunity that he simply "couldn't refuse".This left viewers of the popular news programme speculating who might join Sally Nugent as her new co-star.As the tweets mounted up to suggest that Carol would be next in line to take over the reins, Dan Walker jumped on the bandwagon to offer up some kind words.Having a poke at the rumours last week, Dan congratulated Carol on her "new job" over on his own social media platform.Getting in on the action, the presenter shared a picture of Carol from an article along with the caption: "Fans think Carol Kirkwood could replace the star."Dan added: "Good morning Carol.

The Chase’s Bradley Walsh asked a contestant a cheeky question as she competed on the show, which she wholeheartedly denied.Bradley welcomed Denise to the programme and he asked her where she was from, to which she told him that she lives in Farnborough.He questioned the contestant on her career and she revealed that she works as a civil servant for the police. “Got it straight away! You look like someone you don’t want to mess with,” joked Bradley.One fan on Twitter said that he was “b***** rude” for telling her that, while another agreed with him and said that she “looks like a copper”.Denise laughed and said that she has a “cuddly side” as well before Bradley asked her about her hobbies.

Piers Morgan appears to have reignited his feud with fellow TV presenter Dan Walker in light of him leaving BBC Breakfast for a new position at Channel 5. In recent years, Piers, 56, and Dan, 45, have hosted two of the UK’s most popular breakfast news programmes, sparking the pair to have some competition with one another. With this in mind, they would often take to Twitter to “joust” with each other.

PIERS Morgan has reignited his ongoing feud with Dan Walker after the star quit BBC Breakfast for Channel 5. The TalkTV host and Sun columnist, 57, enjoyed some friendly rivalry with fellow journalist Dan, 45, after he teased his big-money move to Channel 5 news.

Carol Kirkwood, 59, has taken to social media to address speculation regarding her future on BBC Breakfast.The weather presenter has recently become surrounded by rumours she is set to step into Dan Walker’s role after he announced his departure from the show earlier this month, while others have been speculating she is set to leave the show altogether.In view of her 226,000 Twitter followers, Carol spoke out on the debate surrounding her TV role after a Twitter user congratulated her on her “new job”.Social media user Tomlungley1 said: “@carolkirkwood congratulations on your new job as a Morning presenter.”Carol promptly responded: “No T! Staying on @BBCBreakfast xxx”Following long-serving presenter Dan Walker’s upcoming departure from the landmark BBC programme, fans have speculated about who will replace him and present alongside co-host Sally Nugent.Some were convinced Carol would be a good fit for the role as they discussed their thoughts on Twitter.Ian Ansell penned: "Not sure we’ve had a weather presenter take the sofa?“This opens up bringing the mighty Carol Kirkwood in."Gary Williams typed: "Opportunity for a shakeup! Like, have a woman sit on the left side of the screen? #CarolKirkwood."Chrissy Tailsmore thought: "Oooh, Carol Kirkwood to replace Dan maybe?“Would be nice to see two women present for once! Us viewers have figured it out!"Dan himself took to the social media platform to poke fun at the fan theories surrounding his exit.Making a dig at the rumours last week, Dan congratulated Carol on her “new job” in view of his 753,000 followers.He shared a picture of Carol from an article covering the rumours, which had been captioned: “Fans think Carol Kirkwood could replace the star.”Dan wrote: “Good morning

BBC Breakfast presenter Nina Warhurst told her colleague Dan Walker to "steady on" after he made a tongue-in-cheek wardrobe confession on the morning show.Speaking about how great the Bank Holiday weather was, Dan told his colleague that he did something rather "crazy" by wearing a t-shirt due to the warmer temperatures.Taken aback, Nina, 41, looked stunned as she later giggled in amusement.Following the weather segment, presented by Carol Kirkwood, Dan, 44, said to Nina: "It's been a decent bank holiday."Nina replied: "It just makes such a difference to your mood doesn't it, when you walk out there's a bit of warmth on your face."Giggling, Dan said: "I had a t-shirt on yesterday."Surprised by his admission, Nina replied: "Did you? Steady on."Dan then said: "Yes, hello!"The pair then tried to make sure that they put themselves together ahead of the next segment.This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly for the latest news, pictures and video.You can also get email updates on the day’s biggest TV stories straight to your inbox by signing up for our soaps and Hot TV newsletters .Get all the very best news, pictures, opinion and video on your favourite TV shows by following Daily Star every time you see our name.

Piers Morgan has taken another savage swipe at his former breakfast telly rival Dan Walker ahead of the launch of his brand-new TalkTV show.The pair have been arguing publicly from as far back as 2017.Piers, 57, regularly tried to wind up Dan, 45, when he was host of Good Morning Britain by claiming the ITV morning show was closing the ratings gaps on BBC Breakfast.Father-of-four Piers left GMB in March 2021 and Dan has since announced that he'll be leaving BBC Breakfast later this year to join Channel 5 News. However, it appears that Piers still has plenty to say when it comes to Strictly Come Dancing star Dan changing jobs.

ITV's The Chase where he took a swipe at brain box Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha. The 45-year-old outgoing BBC Breakfast host starred on the popular ITV game show on Saturday where he attempted to win a cash prize for charity. As reported by the Mirror, he appeared on the show alongside Scottish politician Ruth Davison, reality star Ferne McCann, and the musician Mark King.

DAN Walker shocked The Chase viewers with a swipe at Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha. Saturday night's instalment saw the presenter take part in a special celebrity version of the ITV show alongside politician Ruth Davidson, former Towie star Ferne McCann, and musician Mark King.

The Chase star Paul Sinha has provided an update on his health two years after his Parkinson’s diagnosis, saying he’s ‘fighting fit’. In 2019, Paul – known as The Sinnerman on the ITV quiz show – found out he had the progressive neurological disease, the same year that he married his partner Oliver and was named the British Quiz Champion Of The Year. Last year, he admitted that it was a ‘relief’ to receive the diagnosis, as he was able to ‘own’ it.

The Chase fans left in stitches after one contestant was left red-faced after made an embarrassing TV error.During Friday’s (April 15) instalment of the popular ITV gameshow, Bradley Walsh welcomed back four new contestants as they battled it out to take home the enviable cash prize. As viewers tuned in for the primetime quiz show, the former Coronation Street star introduced Mark Labbett, otherwise known as The Beast, onto the show as the episode’s Chaser.

The Chase star Paul Sinha has told viewers to 'cherish life' after discussing his experience with Parkinson's disease on Loose Women.

ITV game show The Chase have had their win records ranked — and one of them has come out way on top.In daytime TV favourite, contestants are paired up with one of The Chasers to try and win a cash prize to be shared among the team by answering more questions correctly.Since the show began in 2009, host Bradley Walsh has asked the players which of the boffins they would like to face before he reveals which one they will go up against.But would-be quiz heroes may finally have something more than a hunch to go off, with the win records of each Chaser now made public.The stats from fan site One Question Shootout show that Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis, who was unveiled as a new Chaser in 2020 after defeating Paul Sinha in 2015, comes out on top with a success rate of 211/ 250, which equals 84.4%.It may help that he has only appeared in 32 episodes, according to the fan website.Next up is Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty, who notches a win record of 399/500, or 79.7%. She is closely followed by Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan, who has a success rate of 157/200 (78.5%).Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha has a record of 387/500 (77.4%).Down at the bottom Mark 'The Beast' Labbett ranks at second to last with a record of 377/500 or, 75.4%, with Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace rounding things off at 87/125 (69.6%).But a look at the the Chasers' IQs paints a quite different picture.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker has revealed he has been given life advice by legendary former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.Dan, 45, has hosted BBC Breakfast since 2016, but last week announced he's joining 5 News, as a replacement Sian Williams.The presenter said Sir Alex, 80, told him to embrace the “next ­challenge” when they met up at the Grand National at Aintree last week, ahead of Dan taking up his Channel 5 role.He told The Mirror: “I’ve had a long chat with Sir Alex Ferguson. It’s the first time I’ve seen him for a while and he looks very well.“He’s given me career advice, which was lovely.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh has accused a contestant of being a secret spy on the latest episode of the ITV game show.As player Ore, a 31-year-old Civil Servant from London took her place on the stage to face Bradley in the quick-fire round, the host began to suspect she had a big secret as the pair chatted about her job.While telling Bradley that she worked as a Civil Servant, an excited Bradley replied, are you a spy?A claim Ore immediately denied.Not giving up, Bradley went on a long rant about how she would lie about being a spy if she really was one.“Well you’re gunna pretend when you say that so you say you’re not a spy, so I now think she is a spy by you saying you’re not a spy.As she continued to deny the role, he went on: “And now you say I’m not a spy and then I think you’re not a spy but then really you are.”After some awkward laughs from the studio, Ore simply replied: “if I told you, I’d have to kill you.”“Fair enough,” said Bradley, who eventually accepted her response and moved on to the Q&A.Fans instantly took to social media to share their reactions to Bradley's allegations.“Bradley, if she was a spy, she wouldn't be d**king around on TV, would she? #TheChase.” Said one viewer.A second added: “A real spy would have a fake job #thechase,”While a third accused Bradley of wearing the accusation thin, saying: “((((Yawn)))) the 'you're a spy gag' is wearing a bit thin now,” followed by a sleeping emoji.Ore was joined by fellow contestants Katherine, a marketing manager from Leeds, Sinclair, a pest controller from Southend-on-Sea and Cammy, an engineer from Glasgow.Cammie was the only player to be eliminated during his head to head with the Chaser, Jenny Ryan, aka The Vixen.The remaining trio bagged a nice

BBC Breakfast presenter Rachel Burden has been making waves on the morning programme ever since she replaced Naga Munchetty for the first time.The star has been sitting alongside regular host Charlie Stayt for the past few weeks - leaving fans baffled as to why Naga is absent, especially after her social media silence.It comes amid numerous shake-ups on the red sofa, with Dan Walker recently announcing his intention to quit the programme for a job at rival network Channel 5.Rachel, however, hasn’t avoided scrutiny on the programme, and came under fire for halting a harrowing interview on air for a rather odd reason.Rachel was chatting to former male model Norman Scott about his past relationship with Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe, which ended in a badly planned conspiracy by the politician to murder his lover.82-year-old Norman bravely opened up on the assassination plot against him - during which Rachel randomly interrupted to announce the time.She said: "At this point, and it seems like a strange point to say this pause, we just need to tell you the time. It's 8.59 and you're watching BBC Breakfast."We just need to allow that to happen so we can carry on with the story now."But what about Rachel’s life away from the cameras? Daily Star takes a look.In June last year, Rachel found herself suffering a horror injury after a game of football gone wrong.The star turned to Instagram to share a snap of her right ankle encased in a heavy duty black boot strapped with velcro, explaining that she had managed to chip some of the bone away with her injury.She told fans: “Well this is me for the next 6 weeks.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was nowhere to be seen this week, after being replaced by stand-in host Rachel Burden.Rachel could be seen alongside regular presenter Charlie Stayt on the red sofa on Thursday (April 14), while Naga has been conspicuously absent from the show for more than a week.Last week, Rachel was in line to take Naga's place, with the star once again missing.So far she hasn't spoken out about her absence, with her last Twitter post being to congratulate her BBC co-star on his new job as Political Editor.Chris Mason was announced as the formal replacement for Laura Kuenssberg yesterday. It comes just weeks after her co-star Dan Walker quit the show for good in favour of a new job with rival network Channel 5, announcing: "Hello, Dan Walker here.