Naga Munchetty admits 'needing to let off steam' after furious BBC Breakfast backlash

express.co.uk:

Naga Munchetty, 47, was accused of "shouting over" 47-year-old Labour Party deputy Angela Rayner and refusing to allow her to answer questions.The BBC Breakfast interview, which culminated in angry viewers taking to Twitter to complain, was followed by an Instagram post from Naga in which she confessed that she'd needed to "let off steam"."Good start to the day.

Needed to let off some steam with a run.That's done. Feel good," she exclaimed to almost 55,000 Instagram fans.Uploading a photo of her smiling face as sweat glistened on it, she added: "I'll be in your ear 11am-1pm."Fans had yesterday taken to Twitter to air grievances that she and her co-host Charlie Stayt had "talked over" Angela and had been in "interrupt mode" throughout the interview, leaving some unsure of what she'd actually said.They pleaded for her to be "stopped" from interviewing guests, and even Tory supporters argued that they hadn't been able to hear the "opposition".One frustrated viewer, @RichardScribbl1, wrote: "A concerted, orchestrated, overly aggressive attack on Angela Rayner by the #bbcnews's Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty, not listening to answers, constantly interrupting, shouting down."Another exclaimed: "An interview is a structured conversation where one participant asks questions & the other provides answers."Can someone explain this concept to Naga.She never allows anyone to answer & the quality of the answers is the most important aspect of the interview."@archorleyrhodes1 chimed in: "Naga Munchetty, let Angela Rayner answer one question, please."Meanwhile, @AnthonySaggers branded the segment "painful to watch", exclaiming: "I really think some new presenters are needed."Jim479172 agreed: "Naga on full interrupting mode.