Jon Kay: Last News

The star gave BBC Breakfast viewers a nice surprise this morning when she announced the engagement live on-air.She was presenting live from the Chelsea Flower Show while sporting a new ring on her left hand.It prompted colleagues Sally Nugent and Jon Kay to probe the weather star, at which point Carol announced the news.However, little is known at this time about Carol’s fiancé.The star confirmed their romance in June last year but did not reveal his identity.Opening up about the love between them, the former Strictly Come Dancing star told Prima magazine at the time: “I don’t want to say too much about my boyfriend.“I will say that he is very kind and very funny – he’s always making me laugh.

Carol Kirkwood was congratulated by her BBC Breakfast colleagues this morning on her recent engagement.

Naga Munchetty, 47, has broken her silence over Dan Walker’s BBC Breakfast exit by taking to Instagram and commenting on a post in which he uploaded photos from his huge, star-filled “leaving do”.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker was joined by a galaxy of his BBC star pals at his leaving bash held at a "secret" Salford bar. BBC man Dan presented for the channel for the final time on an emotional last show live on Tuesday morning.

Dan Walker took to Twitter and addressed his temporary replacement on BBC Breakfast today.The broadcaster had been co-hosting the show alongside Sally Nugent, but is now moving across to present the news on Channel 5 after six years on the programme.The 45-year-old spoke about his on-screen replacement on social media after bidding farewell to his BBC colleagues yesterday.Retweeting a post from former co-star Sally, 50, he shared his thoughts, in view of his 758,800 followers, as Jon Kay stepped in and hosted Wednesday's edition.Earlier this morning, Sally had posted a selfie on the breakfast sofa with Jon, who is a BBC News correspondent and regularly presents on Breakfast.“Morning everyone @BBCBreakfast @jonkay01,” Sally wrote with a smiling emoji, next to the photo of them both grinning at the camera.In reaction to the tweet, Dan wrote: “The future right there [fingers crossed emoji] [trophy emoji].”His fans and followers took to the comments section to share their thoughts as many viewers have suggested Jon should be made Dan's permanent replacement.Mike Sullivan wrote: “I love @jonkay01. Great choice if he’s picked to be your successor.“Although, have the BBC allowed you to do what Man Utd allowed Fergie to do & pick who takes over??” he added with a grimace emoji (sic).“@jonkay01 has done a great job on the show and fully deserves being your replacement,” added Doug Sanders.Serenity Knutsford added: “It would be very well deserved.

BBC Breakfast viewers woke up to a new hosting duo on the famous red sofa following Dan Walker's exit. However, it was a familiar face as Sally Nugent was joined by Jon Kay.

Dan Walker hosted his last episode of BBC Breakfast after six years as fans sent well-wishes to him.

Dan Walker appears to have someone in mind to take over his BBC Breakfast spot, as he finished filming his last ever show today.The broadcaster warmly thanked his co-star, Jon Kay, for his support on Twitter today, before announcing that he would like him to take over his presenting gig on the programme.on tweeted: “Farewell @mrdanwalker You’ve been brilliant on @BBCBreakfast-, especially guiding us all through those early lockdown days with such kind, calm and reassuring authority.“A real gent.The whole team will miss you. Good luck, sir!”Dan replied: “Thank you, Jon.That’s so kind of you.

Radio Times.Gethin has been a favourite to replace BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker, who is presenting his last show from the red sofa today.The father-of-three confirmed his time on the red sofa would be ending in a social media post in April.A replacement has not yet been announced, but the BBC are searching for someone to take over from Dan.A spokesperson from the BBC told Express.co.uk recruitment is still going on.There is also speculation that broadcaster Jon Kay may be the next BBC Breakfast presenter once Dan, who was a presenter on the show for the past six years, leaves.While Manchester may feel like home to Gethin now (he studied there 20 years ago too), he did admit in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, that he felt lonely living there during the coronavirus pandemic.In January, Gethin explained that he kept busy with his studies, despite becoming ill himself.He described the time as “hard”.He said: “I was doing some work like Celebrity MasterChef at the time, and then got Covid myself and had to pull out, but then the Masters [Masters in Sport Directorship (MSD)] sort of kept me going.“But it was quite hard, I was living in Manchester city centre and it was like a ghost town and there was no real communication with anyone.It was a really odd time.”

BBC Breakfast looks set to have found a candidate to replace Dan Walker on the popular breakfast show.

 “That’s my job application completed, then… @Mrdanwalker.” Fans and friends joked back with Jon. @Hamishausk said: “Haha! Who needs the main Breakfast gig when you’ve made it onto accidental partridge! “It’s what dreams are made of.”Dan responded in a quote tweet with a series of clapping hands emojis, cheering his fellow presenter on for making light of the situation.It comes after it was announced that Dan would be leaving BBC Breakfast. Channel 5 News released the update to Twitter yesterday with a short clip of Dan speaking about his career move. The post read: “Some news to share with you all from us at @5_News.“@MrDanWalker will be bringing you the news at 5pm every day from now on.“And he's got something to tell you all - watch his video down below.” Other BBC staff have since flocked to social media to respond to the shock announcement. That includes co-star Louise Minchin, who wrote in a quote Tweet: “Massive congratulations and good luck Dan.“You will be missed on @BBCBreakfast but you won’t miss the early alarm calls.”Among Louise’s 253,100 followers, some took to the comments with their thoughts. @PeterBridge18 said: “Who will replace him.

BBC Breakfast star Jon Kay has disclosed the news of how his brother Ollie was once snatched in broad daylight, and could have been permanently separated from his family. He told his son of the harrowing ordeal as part of a BBC podcast he was presenting about another British child who'd been abducted.The Cheryl Grimmer case, which involved a three-year-old British girl being snatched from the changing rooms of a New South Wales beach, after her family had emigrated to Australia, is infamous throughout the country today.Yet, when Jon Kay heard the horrific story about the disappearance and realised that Cheryl had never been found, it sent a chill down his spine, as he realised in that moment how close his brother had come to possibly meeting exactly the same fate.Becoming instantly "obsessed" with the case, his interest led to him becoming the presenter of the episode Fairy Meadow 1 - When The Wind Changed.Jon narrated while his son audibly bounced a ball in the background, which then prompted him to open up on his own experiences during the podcast."I've become so obsessed with this case on the other side of the world," he exclaimed, confessing how it reminded him of "something that happened in our own family"."I was about seven and I went with grandma into a shop to buy a birthday present for a friend of mine," he began.His son interrupted by jokingly asking of his childhood: "You had friends?"However, the mood soon changed and he became transfixed on the sinister story."Uncle Ollie was a baby and he was in a big pram so we left him outside," Jon explained."When we were queuing up at the till about ten minutes later, I looked out the window and the pram had gone, so we came out of the shop.

BBC Breakfast studio this morning as journalist Ben Boulos, 37, made his hosting debut. Ben had teased his new role and fans were thrilled to see him on the sofa.Yesterday, he posted a beaming selfie and told followers he had “something VERY exciting” happening for the first time.He kept his new gig under wraps and teased followers with a series of clues instead.First, he shared a video pointing outside a train window as he departed from London, but kept his destination a secret.The presenter followed with a snap of a train board which revealed he was on his way to MediaCityUK in Salford, the home of BBC Breakfast.He also added a selection of photographs from outside the Quay House studio which were taken so early in the morning it was still dark outside.Finally, he put fans out of their misery and revealed he is the latest replacement host to join the BBC morning show.In a clip to his 11,000 followers, Ben showed off the studio behind the scenes and captured presenters Naga Munchetty, Jon Kay and Mike Bushell preparing for the broadcast.He said: “Well here is one last clue.“I am on the famous red sofa.

Amanda Owen and her family rose to fame on Channel 5 hit show Our Yorkshire Farm back in 2018.The 47-year-old has since gone on to become a popular name with viewers and has a huge following on social media.Earlier this week, it was claimed that she and 66-year-old husband Clive were going through some marital issues.They addressed the rumours in a statement on Thursday, telling fans they were working through a "rocky patch".Now Clive's daughter Rosie, 34, from his first marriage, has shared her thoughts on the couple's recent announcement.The barmaid believes that the family's hit show "was never Clive's scene".'Not another one!' BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay bids farewell to colleague"I think he enjoyed it a little bit, but, you know, it has

'Not another one!' BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay bids farewell to colleagueIt's the pair's first big red carpet event together since she opened up about her struggles with the menopause. Last month, the ex model told her fellow Loose Women panellists she had been crying uncontrollably, suffering from anxiety and felt as though she had lost her grip with symptoms in the past few months.Amid her struggles, she sought advice from a doctor and struggled to hold back tears on the show as she recalled their discussion.She told viewers: "I had a few tears with her, trying to explain what I’ve been going through in the last few months and she said, ‘You’ve got to get to the point where you say to yourself, ‘I see you'."Penny went on to say: "You burst

'Not another one!' BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay bids farewell to colleagueA source told The Sun: "When Nicole came to London she immediately visited Nikita and Tilly."They got on like a house on fire."There is a huge amount of trust needed when one of you is spending hours in the arms of another woman."Nikita and Nicole have that trust — they’ve been together for five years."A representative for Strictly declined to comment when approached by Express.co.uk.Tilly is believed to be in a relationship with Seth Mac.Previously addressing the so-called Strictly Come Dancing curse, she said: "We’re just having fun. I think people are just obsessed with the Curse but don’t seem to realise we can be just good friends."And that’s all we are.

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has taken to Twitter to respond to rumours that she's been "replaced".The newsreader, 46, and her co-host Charlie Stayt were replaced on Saturday morning's show by Jon Kay and Nina Warhurst.

Louise Minchin, 52, is due to leave BBC Breakfast next week and this morning her colleague Jon Kay, 51, said a final farewell on Twitter, as he shared a snap from their last shift together.The broadcaster said it has been a “pleasure” to work alongside her, as he urged her to enjoy the upcoming “lie-ins” after 20 years of 3.40am starts.On Twitter, Jon typed in view of his 35,700 followers: “That was my last @BBCBreakfast shift with @louiseminchin before she leaves the sofa next week. “It’s always been a pleasure to work with such a lovely and generous pro. “Thank you Lou - and enjoy the lie-ins.

BBC Breakfast’s Matt Taylor, 45, was left mortified after forgetting who was on the show’s sofa, unleashing his colleagues’ potential to poke fun at him. He took to Twitter, where he boasts 37,000 followers, to let viewers in on the joke.Taylor shared a snap of a cameraman standing alongside a sign that read: “Breakfast presenters: Louise and Jon.Today is: Wednesday.

BBC Breakfast where he spoke about his upcoming stint in Strictly Come Dancing.

Dan Walker was unveiled as the eighth contestant for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.The 44-year-old caught up with his co-stars Louise Minchin and Jon Kay to discuss his upcoming experience.At first, his long-term co-star Louise jokingly expressed her fury as she revealed she had no idea he had signed up.Dan apologised and said he had only told his three children Susanna, Chuck and Jessica last weekend."They're not happy with me either," he joked.On how he thinks he will do in the show, the presenter laughed as he said he won't be making any room for a Glitterball trophy at home.Demi Rose puts on eye-popping display as she flaunts her assetsDan went on to discuss the range of comments he had received from his children about his upcoming