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BBC Breakfast star tragically died aged 66 at the end of August after being diagnosed with the cancer in 2017.Bill's former Breakfast co-stars like Charlie Stayt, Naga Munchetty, Susanna Reid, and Sian Williams were among those who attended his funeral on Friday afternoon (September 16).READ MORE: Ex-BBC Breakfast hosts now – terminal cancer, near-death experience and stalker hellMike Bushell, Charlotte Hawkins, Martha Kearney, Louise Minchin, and Nick Robinson also attended the private ceremony. which took place at the Holy Trinity church in Blythburgh, Suffolk.Six pallbearers carried Turnbull's oak coffin, which was decorated with a red rose and purple bouquet, including his two sons and son-in-law.Naga, who worked with Bill for several years, told the PA agency: "Bill was the grammar hammer; he was so on top of his grammar plurals, singulars… He was all over it."He was passionate about the job and passionate about the journalism and passionate about the audience."The audience was all that mattered and all that does matter and Bill never forgot that – he was a joy to sit beside."To sit next to Bill was always an experience, it was always fun, it was always focused but it was also about the audience."It was telling the story, being part of the story, which is always a privilege, and hearing people’s experiences and helping to relay those to our audience.

BBC broadcasters including Sian Williams, Charlie Stayt, Susanna Reid and Naga Munchetty were among those celebrating the life and legacy of Bill Turnbull at his funeral.

BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin has touched upon the late Queen's "fabulous sense of humour" in a very poignant tribute.Sharing the same black and white image that Buckingham Palace shared when they announced the Queen's passing, Louise wrote a beautiful message to pay tribute to the longest reigning Monarch.Writing a caption to accompany the photo, Louise penned: "What a sad day. Our wonderful Queen has left us.

Louise Minchin has told how her late co-star Bill Turnbull saved the life of one of their BBC Breakfast colleagues after he spoke out about his cancer diagnosis. The presenter and journalist's death was announced by his family in an emotional statement on Thursday (September 1).

BBC Breakfast and Classic FM presenter died surrounded by his loved ones following a five-year long battle with prostate cancer.Taking to Twitter, his ex colleague Louise Minchin, 53, shared various memories from her time with Bill on the famous red sofa over the years.In view of her 268,000 followers, she commented: "Sending my love and thoughts to the family of my wonderful friend Bill Turnbull."He was a brilliant journalist, a stickler for accuracy, passionate about @BBCBreakfast and a fabulously supportive and kind team-player."Most of all he was great fun, I love how he made me laugh. Xx."Accompanying the post, she added pictures of her and Bill having a laugh together as well as a snap of the pair with weather presenter Carol Kirkwood.Piers Morgan responds to Meghan Markle's child privacy concernsMany of Louise's fans flocked to the post to send their condolences.Twitter user Mark Shields wrote: "Thoughts with you, best morning TV couple ever RIP Bill."Jo Johns added: "So sad to hear this.

Mike Bushell pays emotional tribute to Bill Turnbull 'Owe him so much'In 2020, the pair reunited for hosting duties on Good Morning Britain following Piers Morgan's departure.Dan Walker, who took over from the presenter on the BBC show in 2016, added: "Bill Turnbull was so kind and generous when I took over from him on BBC Breakfast."He was full of brilliant advice and it was clear just how loved he was by his colleagues and the audience."It was an honour to sit on his sofa. My thoughts are with his family and friends."Louise Minchin, who left the show last year, shared various memories from her time with Bill and their colleagues on the famous red sofa.She penned: "Sending my love and thoughts to the family of my wonderful friend Bill Turnbull."He was a brilliant journalist, a stickler for accuracy, passionate about @BBCBreakfast and a fabulously supportive and kind team-player."Most of all he was great fun, I love how he made me laugh.

Sally Nugent, 51, left BBC Breakfast viewers open-mouthed after they saw a little more than they bargained for when they tuned into the headlines at 6am.The broadcaster had folded a newspaper to discuss one of its headlines, little suspecting that she was flashing a photo of a woman in just lingerie to the entire nation.Sally was discussing the strange prospect of buying a house which came with its own camel in the back garden - but, thanks to the imagery on the other side of the page, the camel was not what seemed to be on viewers' minds.Co-star Jon Kay, 52, was verging on hysterics as he chuckled: "I don't think anyone's talking about the back garden!"A bewildered-sounding Sally asked: "What happened?", only for Jon to reply: "There's something on the back of the page.

Dan Walker has revealed he misses his former BBC Breakfast co-stars just two months after moving to Channel 5.The former BBC Breakfast presenter, 45, has spoken out about the reasons why left the BBC for a new job at Channel 5.He previously co-hosted BBC Breakfast for six years from 2016 until 2022, during which time he shared the famous red sofa with the likes of Louise Minchin and Sally Nugent.READ MORE:Dan Walker admits he 'won't miss the scrutiny' over his BBC salary after Channel 5 moveDan took to his Instagram Stories a few days ago to put on a Q&A with his 276,000 followers, who were keen to find out how he feels about his new job.The broadcaster wasn't afraid to admit he misses some of his old BBC pals such as weather star Carol Kirkwood and host Sally Nugent.One fan asked: "Do you miss the early morning broadcasting?"Dan candidly replied: "I miss Carol, Sally and the rest of the Breakfast team.

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LOUISE Minchin was left red-faced after Ben Shephard took a swipe at her during a recent episode of Tipping Point. During a repeat instalment of the ITV game show, former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise took on the machine to win a large sum of money for her chosen charity.

Tipping Point host Ben Shephard was forced to remind Louise Minchin the rules of the ITV game show during the latest celebrity edition of the programme.The former BBC Breakfast presenter, 53, executed a brilliant performance while participating in the popular television series.However, an eager Louise who was keen to answer the questions thrown at her before Ben finished speaking and was later given some advice by the host that she took on board. READ NEXT: Tipping Point fans all notice same thing as they spot contestant's unusual tactic The former I'm A Celebrity contestant did eventually take the note and managed to finish the rest of the show without interrupting.Although she was quick to the buzzer with correct answers, the machine wasn't as bountiful for her as it was for her competitors Josh Widdicombe and Michelle Ackley.Louise missed out on a spot in the final round after Josh made a lucky breakthrough on counters and surpassed the former BBC Breakfast host's prize pot.Josh made it to the final but Louise still walked away from the quiz show over with £2,000 for her charity.The comedian made the most of his spot in the final and left with a whopping £20,000 for his chosen charity.Elsewhere in the show, Louise opened up about her husband David Minchin's cancer battle.Before leaving the show, Ben said: "Louise, sadly we have found your Tipping Point but the good news is you’ve won £2,600 for your charity."Can you tell us what it is?”“Oh thank you so much for that,” Louise replied."You’ve already heard I’m a bit passionate about exercise."This charity is called Move and it works with people who are suffering with cancer or affected by cancer to get them moving."My husband had cancer when he was 28 so he would have

Girls Aloud ’s Nicola Roberts was spotted cosying up with new beau Mitch Hahn over the weekend appearing to confirm she's off the market.Nicola looked very happy alongside Mitch, who was also smiling just as much as they attended Elton John’s Farewell Tour over the weekend. The two were snapped strolling around Hyde Park before the music kicked off. READ MORE: Louis Walsh makes sly dig at fellow X Factor co-star Cheryl Cole They both kept their look casual as Mitch, 34, wore an All Saints hoodie with black jeans and white Nike trainers and Nicola sported dark jeans with an oversized denim jacket.She wore her beautiful thick hair loose down her back and wore natural makeup.When they were snapped together over the weekend, it was the first time they had been linked.

Dan Walker has insisted weather presenter Carol Kirkwood is an “integral” part of BBC Breakfast.The presenter explained Carol’s “magical” qualities in an interview with Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller. Dan, 45, previously worked with Carol, 60, on BBC Breakfast before moving over to present Channel 5 News last month.He opened up about his former colleague during an interview for podcast Monday Mile with Aimee Fuller.Aimee shared an anecdote with Dan about how her nan had become starstruck when she met Carol at the BBC studios.“There’s something magical about Carol Kirkwood,” Dan confirmed.Dan then went on to share a story of how he had taken his former Strictly Come Dancing partner Nadiya Bychkova to him when he was working at the BBC.Nadiya helped Dan finish in fifth place on Strictly, despite the presenter having absolutely no previous dance experience. Dan insisted that, while the pair got along, Nadiya would end up preferring Carol.He told Aimee how he had anticipated that Carol would quickly become the dancer’s “favourite person on the planet”.Once the pair had met, Nadiya confirmed Dan was indeed right and that she “loved” Carol.“Everyone loves Carol,” Dan added.He went on to describe how people questioned how the show might go on when stars such as Louise Minchin or himself left BBC Breakfast. “My point is always, ‘The show is much bigger than the people on it,’” Dan began. “Apart from Carol Kirkwood!” he added with a laugh.“You can’t get rid of Carol.She is integral to that programme.”Carol joined the BBC as a weather presenter all the way back in 1998.She also participated in the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2015.Carol delighted viewers when she announced her engagement to her new partner live

BBC Strictly Come Dancing and BBC Breakfast star Mike Bushell has been smacked in the face with a ball in a major mishap. Mike was on Celebrity Catchpoint with Louise Minchin.

BBC Breakfast moved to Salford in 2012, I relocated here from London.“I moved with my husband David who’s a restaurateur (this picture’s of our wedding in a church in Hampshire in 1998), and our two daughters."The couple's wedding photo could be seen in their living room. Louise was a beautiful bride in a flowing white dress with three-quarter-length sleeves, which she matched with heels and a classic veil. Her husband, meanwhile, was in a black suit with a white waistcoat as he held his new wife's hand above her head to celebrate their nuptials. The newlyweds were seen emerging from the church, which had been decorated with a pink and red flower arch.David is a restaurateur and investor who is kept out of the spotlight. On a BBC Breakfast show prior to her exit this year, she said that their relationship had previously changed during a ski trip.Louise said: "I always go skiing with him and it was just like, my gosh, trying to keep up with him, you know, was really hard because he's very good, very fast, very safe.“And then there was one point in our relationship when things changed and I'd been doing a lot of spinning.“I used to do spin classes and I came down a glacier and I said, 'Oh, my gosh, where is he?'"And I was literally standing there for ages going, 'Oh, this is so bad. I've left him on the mountain'."He goes, 'No, you're just really fast.' And that was a day that our relationship on the mountain changed."The couple share two teenage daughters, Mia and Scarlett. She told the Sunday post how they were unbothered by her fame: “I’m their mum, that’s the most important thing.

BBC Breakfast this week.We've all forgotten the time at one point in our lives, but unfortunately for BBC broadcasters, their time-telling errors get caught on camera, so the nation gets to see them.The BBC Breakfast host was forced to apologise to viewers on Tuesday (June 14) after realising he'd got the time wrong during one of his TV links.But his co-host Sally Nugent couldn't hold back her giggles as she sat next to him on the famous red sofa.It was six thirty in the morning when Jon began: "It's coming up to half-past eight... six! Sorry."He looked down and seemed rather shocked when he realised he'd got the time wrong.A red-faced Jon quickly corrected himself and jokingly urged viewers not to panic - just incase they worried they were late for work or dropping their kids off at school.Sally clearly saw the funny side of the error as she laughed beside him - and Jon managed to flash a grin too.It's well known that BBC Breakfast stars have to get up extremely early to prepare for the programme - past presenter Louise Minchin would set her alarm for three.Breakfast then airs between six and nine in the morning.This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent was forced to present the latest edition of the morning show alone in the studio. Presenter Jon Kay welcomed viewers to Tuesday's show (June 7) standing outside Number 10 Downing Street following the news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote.

BBC Breakfast bosses are said to be lining up a GB News presenter to permanently replace Dan Walker.It comes after Dan quit the show back in May for a job at rival network Channel 5, with him set to begin his run at the channel on Monday (June 6) with its flagship news show.He is the second major star to leave BBC Breakfast in a matter of months, following his co-star Louise Minchin’s exit last year.Since Dan left, temporary presenter Jon Kay has stepped up to the plate to fill his seat alongside Sally Nugent, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt keeping their regular presenting slots later in the week.A BBC source has now confirmed to Daily Star that Jon Kay looks set to permanently replace Dan - but there are some other big names in the pot too, including GB News star Stephen Dixon.They said: “Jon Kay is very popular in the newsroom, but the process to replace Dan is still ongoing with a few weeks left apparently.“They definitely haven’t done the interviews yet. There has been a huge number of applicants obviously because it was advertised externally.”The source added: “They are very much after a ‘news’ person so names like Jermaine Jenas and Gethin [Jones] are out apparently.”Daily Star has contacted a representative for BBC for comment.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has turned her focus "onwards and upwards" after admitting her latest gym session "wasn't easy".The host posted a rather sweaty workout snap on Wednesday (May 25), a day before taking to the iconic red sofa alongside her co-star Charlie Stayt to discuss the issues of the day.In the snap, Naga could be seen rocking a tight grey halterneck sports top and matching bra, with red wireless earphones in her ears ready to pump out encouraging music.Beads of sweat collected on her forehead after her intense workout, though Naga didn’t skimp on the glam, either - opting for a bold swipe of eyeliner and pale pink lipgloss, as well as glittering silver studs in her earlobes.Her brunette tresses were damp and curled atop her head as she gazed into the camera, writing: “That wasn’t easy.“At least it’s done. Onwards and upwards x.”I’m A Celeb star Adele Roberts rushed to support Naga after she interviewed her for BBC 5 Live, posting a heart-eyed emoji and fire emoji.As another fan posted: “Nothing worth achieving was ever made easy Naga! We love your work and best wishes!”Someone else encouraged: “Keep smashing it!”, as a third fan wrote: “Great work, it’s in the bank! Then go again.”“Well done you, keep it going, top woman!” another gushed.A fifth fan was quick to hail Naga as the "sexiest woman on the planet".It comes as Naga left fans frantic she might be leaving BBC Breakfast after her co-stars Dan Walker and Louise Minchin quit the show in a matter of months.Political correspondent Adam Fleming announced he's also taking a break, tweeting: "This is my last week at Westminster for a while because I’m going to do other stuff for a few months including #BBCNewscast.

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Dan Walker appears to have revealed which star he'd like to replace him on BBC Breakfast - following his exit from the flagship news programme.The presenter has just quit the BBC for Channel 5 after 13 years with the broadcaster and six years on BBC Breakfast..He bid farewell to his BBC Breakfast team when he hosted his final episode on Tuesday (May 17) - an action-packed affair which saw his former co-host Louise Minchin surprise him in the studio.But it's left many fans wondering which star will take his place on the famous red sofa.Dan took to Twitter on Wednesday to address his temporary replacement on the daily BBC show - Jon Kay - who has stepped in to anchor the show for a "few weeks" alongside Dan's old co-host Sally Nugent.He retweeted a post from Sally before sharing his thoughts on Jon, who is a BBC News correspondent who often presents on Breakfast these days.Sally shared a selfie of her and Jon smiling on the sofa with the caption: "Morning everyone @BBCBreakfast @jonkay01" alongside a smiling-emoji.It came as Jon stood in as host on Wednesday's broadcast - the first day after Dan's special farewell episode.Dan reacted to the tweet in front of his 758,8000 viewers, where he seemed to hint he'd like Jon to be his successor.He wrote: "The future right there [fingers crossed emoji] [trophy emoji]."Dan's fans and friends flocked to the comments to share their views on Jon, and it appeared many were keen to see Jon instilled as Dan's permanent replacement.Mike Sullivan said: "I love @jonkay01. Great choice if he’s picked to be your successor."He then quipped: "Although, have the BBC allowed you to do what Man Utd allowed Fergie to do & pick who takes over??”One wrote: "It would be very well deserved.