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Dan Walker reacts to Carol Kirkwood's replacement update amid BBC Breakfast star's absence
Carol Kirkwood isn't currently taking up her usual BBC Breakfast slot need only look to Dan Walker's Twitter account to hear more about the subject. Dan found it hilarious when the meteorologist's replacement referred to himself as her "stunt double".Matt Taylor, who tweets under the username @metmatttaylor, shared a cheeky GIF of a man donning a blonde wig to mirror the locks of the 59-year-old he is standing in for, while advertising his new slot.Up bright and early this morning, the BBC Broadcast Meteorologist announced: "I’m @carolkirkwood’s stunt double on @BBCBreakfast all this week."Full forecast for the week coming up between now and 9am."Strictly star Dan instantly reacted to the post with a less-is-more response, featuring nothing other than grimace and laughter emojis.The GIF featured a man swishing his faux blonde locks around for the camera, looking dramatically different than his usual, much more serious, appearance on BBC weather reports.Typically seen with a sensible cropped cut above his ears, he describes himself on Twitter as "BBC Broadcast Meteorologist and former Senior Operational Meteorologist with the Met Office.