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BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent teases she matched with BBC co-star on Tinder before show
BBC Breakfast star Jon Kay joked he'd matched with his co-star Sally Nugent on a dating app like Tinder after Dan Walker left the channel.The presenter stepped in to replace his colleague Dan on Wednesday (May 18), which meant it was him hosting Breakfast with Sally.It comes as Walker has left the BBC after 13 years for a lead anchor job at rival broadcaster Channel 5.Dan bid farewell to the BBC when he hosted Breakfast for the last time on Tuesday (May 17), but it meant there was a spot left open on the famous red sofa next to Sally.There has been tons of speculation as to who the BBC will confirm as Dan's replacement, with names such as Jon, Victoria Derbyshire and Carl Kirkwood being tossed into the ring.Jon and Sally gave an update on Dan's replacement during Wednesday's show, where they confirmed Jon would be presenting the programme for a "few weeks".Jon said he heard Sally needed company on the sofa and that he'd got a text inviting him to come on the show.He then quipped he got the gig by having "swiped right" on Sally on Tinder and matching with the presenter on the dating app.Sally welcomed Jon as she reflected on Dan's last day as she admitted "we had a big day yesterday".She said: "We said goodbye to Dan Walker, who's off to pastures new, but we now have Jon Kay who's here to keep me company for a little while, I hope."Jon said: "A few weeks, certainly. I heard you needed company," to which Sally agreed: "I definitely like company.
