Dan Walker admits 'surreal' feeling over last day on BBC Breakfast as fans left 'in tears'

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker was left red faced after he revealed how he forgot to set his early morning alarm “for the first time in six years” ahead of his BBC exit. During Wednesday’s (May 11) instalment of the beloved morning show, the long-standing TV presenter looked better than ever as he joined his co-host Sally Nugent on the infamous red sofa.But despite his cheery spirits, the 45-year-old admitted he has started to let his punctuality slip after he accidentally forgot to set his 3am alarm the night before for his final Wednesday morning show.Luckily, the dad-of-three's internal body clock kicked in and woke him up just in time for his 6am show as he took to Twitter before the show to share his TV blunder online.Alongside a sweet snap with the brunette beauty, 50, and a shot of his infamous brightly coloured socks, the TV star shared the embarrassing moment with his loyal legion of fans online.In full view of his 755,000 followers, the former Strictly star penned: “My last ever Wednesday on #BBCBreakfast and guess what? I forgot to set my alarms for the first time in six years [three embarrassed emojis].“Thankfully the body clock kicked in and I wasn’t too late.

Dan Walker, 45, has offered his support to Deborah James, 40, and her family in response to the sad news she announced on Monday evening. Author, presenter and podcast host Deborah James made the sad announcement on Monday night that she has stopped active care for her bowel cancer.She wrote on Twitter: “The tweet I never wanted to write.“The time has come to say goodbye.

BBC morning breakfast news presenter Dan Walker has issued a warning to fans after multiple social media accounts have been sending out messages claiming to be him.

Dan Walker announced that he was leaving BBC Breakfast last month.The 45-year-old presenter has picked up a role at Channel 5, replacing current presenter Sian Williams. He's soared in popularity since his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing, where he placed fifth, behind winner Rose Ayling-Ellis, John Whaite, AJ Odudu and Rhys Stevenson.

BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent fought back tears today as she paid a moving tribute to Deborah James. The 40-year-old author, podcaster and campaigner took to social media on Monday to sadly announce that she had moved to hospice-at-home care amid her battle with bowel cancer.

BBC Breakfast was a sombre place to be on Tuesday morning (May 10) as Sally Nugent was left fighting back tears on the red sofa.Sally and her co-host Dan Walker were paying an emotional tribute to their co-star and BBC colleague Deborah James, who yesterday announced on social media that she had moved to "hospice-at-home" care during her fight with bowel cancer.On the programme, Dan told viewers: "Now, many of you will know Deborah James. She is the presenter of You, Me and the Big C podcast and she's been on this programme many times as well."We have been fortunate enough to have her not only on the sofa, but during the pandemic we spoke to her on numerous occasions, didn't we?"Sally continued: "Sadly, Deborah - who was diagnosed with bowel cancer five years ago - shared a message on her Instagram account yesterday saying she's now been moved to hospice-at-home care."These are her words now: 'The message I never wanted to write.

Dan Walker, 45, has shared a video clip on his social media platforms to persuade fans not to give their details to imposters claiming to be him. He said he had been receiving messages from concerned fans.The BBC Breakfast star, who is leaving the red sofa next week, posted a short video clip to his Instagram account, in view of his 274,000 followers, on Monday informing viewers that he doesn’t have a private account and that he “wouldn’t be sending you any private or direct messages asking for information or for money or to give you a number to give you a number to ring to speak to my PA”.The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant added: “That is just not happening.”The 45-year-old urged his social media followers to either ignore or report details of anyone contacting them while pretending to be him.He explained: “If you do get any of those [messages]...

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker admitted he's "worried" about one of his co-stars after a candid admission. Matt Taylor was presenting the weather on Monday (May 9), while Dan presented the show alongside Sally Nugent on the red sofa.But after a discussion with sports correspondent John Watson about Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton's "arguments" with bosses about what kind of jewellery is safe to wear in the car, Matt's opinion left Dan concerned.John kicked off the conversation by explaining: "[Lewis Hamilton] is having a big argument over jewellery at the moment, what you can wear in the car and what is safe and what isn't."Sally chimed in: "Didn't he wear two watches the other day?"As John agreed: "He wore two watches and I think seven rings to a press conference, all to illustrate that he's been told he's not allowed to wear his nose stud in the car because it's a breach of new safety regulations this season.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker admitted it was "crazy" that EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis won Strictly Come Dancing. The Deaf actress captured the hearts of the nation when she danced with professional partner Giovanni Pernice - including a completely silent moment in one routine which let viewers into her world.And it was that enthralling act which scooped them a BAFTA for Must-See Moment at last night's ceremony (May 8), with Rochelle Humes using British Sign Language to present the award.Dan and his co-star Sally Nugent were chatting about the ceremony on Monday's programme - with Dan admitting he still can't quite believe what happened.The presenter placed fifth in the BBC dance show last year."It's always a good turnout at the BAFTAs," Dan commented, as he added: "I think there were some worthy winners there.

Dan Walker, 45, took to social media to respond to fans who were left disappointed after meeting him in Sheffield.The Strictly star posted on Instagram to apologise to disappointed fans he met at a Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals show.In view of his 274,000 followers, Dan publicly apologised to his fans for not wearing his famous lobster costume. He joked that his Strictly dance partner Nadiya Bychkova had advised him against it.The 45-year-old said it wouldn’t have been “appropriate”.The apology came after Dan met with fans after a show and one of them posted the selfie they had taken together, while commenting: “So lovely to see you @mrdanwalker - thanks for chatting.”She added: “Still think you should have worn your lobster costume.”Dan responded: “Sorry about the lack of lobster…“@nadiyabychkova told me it wouldn’t be appropriate.”BBC Breakfast presenter Dan took part in Strictly Come Dancing 2021 and quickly became a fan favourite, even winning over Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood.Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2021, Craig said he “rather fell in love” with his co-star but admitted he “didn’t expect to”. Last Tuesday, Dan tweeted to confirm when the date of his last day presenting BBC Breakfast will be.He announced that his last day on BBC Breakfast, when he will be saying goodbye to the red sofa, will be in just over a week - May 17.Dan, who has been presenting BBC Breakfast for six years, described his news as “surreal”.Last month, he confirmed that he will be starting his new role with Channel 5.Some fans said they will follow him to his new channel.Scarysarah1 said: “We will miss you Dan, will be tuning in to 5 news though.”Derwenfawr wrote: “You’ll be greatly missed."“Good luck for the future and

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty discussed moving jobs with listeners as she confessed she's stayed in her job far longer than anticipated.The 47-year-old kicked off her BBC Radio 5 Live show as she talked to a man named Walter Orthmann, 100, who has been working for the same company since 1938.He broke the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for 84 years, prompting Naga to tell her listeners to get in touch to let her know how long they'd been at their jobs.She said: "How long have you been with your company? Longer than you, perhaps, thought you might be?"Naga added: "I'm certainly here longer than I thought I'd be for many reasons. But I always had a view that to move around, move jobs, move companies is a healthy thing."She prompted: "What do you think? Do you love the work you do? Do you love your colleagues or are you simply stuck in your ways and quite comfortable and quite happy there? Let me know." Naga has been with the BBC for many years, but she only landed her own radio show in January 2021.She's been on BBC Breakfast since 2014, and although Naga hasn't looked for another job just yet, the hosts alongside her have sadly changed quite substantially in recent months.

BBC Breakfast fans are in awe over TV host Nine Warhurst's new family addition - her adorable pet kitten.Nina shared a sweet snap of her with her "new baby" on Instagram on Wednesday (May 4) and fans went wild in the comments.The BBC reporter captioned the post: "Forgot to formally introduce my new baby. I mean kitten"She spent the first 3 months with her (first) Mummy and is a happy little gal, adjusting well to life in a loving headlock."She’s been named Blaze Salford Warhurst by the kids and with that I feel she has a future in street art or organised crime."We are all smitten kittens and I’m enjoying the gender balance pit-patting my way.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty wasn't on air for her usual Thursday slot with co-star Charlie Stayt. The morning host usually appears on the show on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday alongside Charlie Stayt, while Dan Walke rand Sally Nugent usually takes the Monday to Wednesday slot.

Dan Walker is set to leave the BBC later this year and has revealed the date he will step down.Talking to co-presenter Sally Nugent, Dan said he is looking forward to Sally's offer of a leaving tart. Dan, 45, laughed: "A tart would be lovely thank you. I look forward to that." The presenter known for fronting the likes of Football Focus and BBC Breakfast is leaving for pastures new very soon.

Dan Walker has cosied up to his BBC Breakfast co-star Sally Nugent for a sweet snap ahead of his exit from the show.Earlier this year, the Strictly Come Dancing alum, 45, revealed his intention to depart the programme to front the revamped Channel 5 news team.On Tuesday's episode, Dan confirmed he will film his final day on the BBC show on Tuesday, May 17.Posting to Instagram on Wednesday morning (May 4), it seemed the presenter was feeling prematurely nostalgic as he shared the love for his soon-to-be ex colleague Sally.The pair squashed closer together up for a snap wearing the same England football shirt.Revealing that the jumbo-sized England shirt was from his very own closet, Dan wrote in a caption: "Good morning."We are talking about football memorabilia today. "With Maradona's 'Hand Of God' shirt going for millions, I thought I'd bring in my massive @england one." Quick to comment on the "hilarious moment" were fans of BBC Breakfast and admirers from within Dan's 274,000 Instagram followers.One follower wrote: "You two do make me laugh! Such a good pairing."Another commented: "That made me laugh this morning! I will miss you both on the sofa.

Sally Nugent was announced as Louise Minchin’s replacement on BBC Breakfast in late 2021.The journalist and presenter, 50, has been a fan favourite since she took over alongside Dan Walker, though less is known about her personal life. Sally was born on the Wirral, near Liverpool and has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and French from the University of Huddersfield. She began her career at BBC Radio Merseyside before moving on to report on sports news on BBC North West Tonight.The TV journalist had been freelancing on BBC Breakfast since 2011, filling in when hosts were unavailable, before finally stepping in full time at the start of 2022.

BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent, 50, didn’t disagree with a fan of the morning show, when she and Dan Walker, 45, were likened to a popular meme of two angry-looking children being squeezed into one “get along shirt”.

BBC Breakfast co-star's Dan Walker and Sally Nugent on Wednesday's show (May 4) as the pair hilariously clashed over reading news. The camera was focused on Sally, 50, who was sat looking unimpressed as the former Strictly Come Dancing star,45, began: "Now millions of..." Having realised his faux pas, he added: "Ohh sorry."Turning to Dan, Sally interjected: "Shall I?""Yeah, you do this." said the slightly red faced co-star.Attempting to move on, Sally began with the spiel for the next segment as Dan again proceeded to speak over her."Stop it, this is my camera," warned the TV host.Taking a backseat this time, Dan finally stopped interrupting and this time allowed Sally to get on with her lines.Meanwhile, yesterday Dan who is due to leave the BBC Breakfast dropped a bombshell on the programme.This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Louise Minchin has shared a rare snap with her daughter and father after she cycled from London to Paris. The ex- BBC Breakfast star posed alongside her family in a sweet selfie as she gushed she "couldn't do it without" them.

Dan Walker has revealed when he'll spend his last day on BBC Breakfast before heading off the pastures new. The presenter announced early last month that he was leaving the news programme after six years.

BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker has revealed his last day on the morning show will be May 17.Dan joined his co-star Sally Nugent as he revealed he had some news to share and confirmed he can finally say the date he will be leaving - and it's soon. He said: "May 17th is my last day, so two weeks today," while Sally shared her upset as she added: "That's not many shifts!"Speaking about his decision to leave, Dan said: "It was a big decision, I thought about it quite a lot. It's a hard one as well.