'Stay strong' Dan Walker reaches out to Chris Kamara as he breaks silence on health fears

BBC Breakfast fans are demanding to know where Dan Walker is after he was replaced by Jon Kay in a major show shake-up.On Monday (March 28), permanent presenter Sally Nugent was joined by her temporary co-host Jon Kay on the red sofa to discuss the issues of the day, with headlines dominated by the 2022 Oscars.The ceremony was marred by Academy Award winner Will Smith storming the stage to smack Chris Rock in the face after he aimed a joke at Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.But BBC viewers’ minds were elsewhere, as they wondered where Dan could have gotten to during his absence from the programme.Taking to Twitter, one fan was quick to slam the show as they posted: "Where is Dan Walker AGAIN!! It is getting as bad as ITV with no continuity. Tired of this attitude towards the programme."While another worried fan asked Dan: "Morning off Dan?"Despite his absence, Dan was there in spirit as he retweeted a clip from the programme’s Oscars segment with a row of wide-eyed blushing emojis.However, other than breaking his silence on the incident, Dan has remained very quiet on social media, with his last Instagram post coming five days ago.It comes after Dan stepped back into his dancing shoes for a charity event, the Rob Burrows Strictly Ball, to help combat Motor Neurone Disease.

Oscars 2022 split opinion as viewers weighed in on social media. Among those sharing their views was Piers Morgan, who thought if a man had presented it then they would "be cancelled".The moment saw Regina joking that some stars needed to go and get "Covid tested" backstage.Among those that she called out were Simu Liu and Timothée Chalamet.She also called on Will Smith to come up as well, which he jokingly refused to do.She then patted down Ethan Hawke as he came on to present an award, in what she quipped was a "Covid pat down".Piers weighed in on the moment as he posted his thoughts in view of his 7.9 million followers.He tweeted: "Interesting to see a female celebrity make lewd sexual jokes about male stars and physically grope them on stage."Of course, if a man did that, he’d be immediately cancelled."The double standard is laughable."Many viewers also weighed in on the moment, taking to Twitter to share their thoughts.Brian Pedaci wrote: "Gender-swap that Regina Hall bit and it'd have been super-creepy and inappropriate.

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, has jumped to Prince William’s defence as he and Kate Middleton embarked on a Caribbean tour around the Commonwealth nations.The couple have visited the Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.Although the couple did receive a warm welcome from many, the trip has been marred by criticism surrounding Britain’s role in the slave trade and protests for the countries to remove the Queen as their head of state.Responding to critics, Jeremy said he greatly “admires” the Duke for “sticking with” with his duties.He also took the opportunity to swipe at Prince Harry who he says “learned to fly the exotic Apache gunship” and then “b***ered off to California”.The Grand Tour star said: “As Prince William heads home from his trip to various sun-kissed and idyllic Caribbean islands, I’m left open-mouthed with admiration for the man.”He imagined a scenario where William would have been sat down as a child and told “he was going to spend his entire life opening disabled lavatories in civic centres” with “no private life” nor a “proper holiday”.The novice farmer then jibed at Prince Harry, saying: “If I’d been in [William’s] shoes, I’d have hitched myself to an American hotty, taken up weed and buggered off to live in California.“He didn’t, though.

Piers Morgan has said he's put aside his feud with Harry Potter author JK Rowling to defend her amid the ongoing transgender row she's embroiled in.The TV personality, 56, branded the treatment of the author "an absolute disgrace" amid the backlash she is facing for airing her views on the on sex and gender publicly.Piers addressed the topic of the US transgender swimmer, Lia Thomas, who is set to become a "world-beating superstar" after having joined the women's team.He wrote that the swimmer previously competed unsuccessfully on the University of Pennsylvania men's team.Piers branded the move "grotesquely unfair" in a new column but added that anyone who criticises the move is immediately branded "transphobic".The star wrote that he "unequivocally" the rights of trans people to equality and fairness but added that Thomas had a "massive biological advantage" over her competitors.Piers went on to write that defenders of women's rights are frequently subjected to "the intolerant cancel culture mob", claiming that they try to "destroy careers and lives" for the cause.The former Life Stories host looked to the case of Rowling as an example who has received death threats over the matter on Twitter.Yesterday, the best-selling author hit back at Russian president Vladimir Putin, who compared the cancellation of the Harry Potter author to the sanctions placed upon Russia for invading Ukraine.In a speech, Putin said: "They cancelled Joanne Rowling recently, the children’s author, her books are published all over the world - just because she didn’t satisfy the demands of gender rights."They are now trying to cancel our country.

"THERE'S a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other," said America’s first female Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, who sadly died this week. Yet as this quote is being republished around the world in tribute to a magnificent trailblazing woman, the very existence of women is being threatened in a manner that it is as absurd as it is shameful.

GOOD Morning Britain viewers were in tears today as Chris Kamara opened up about his battle with apraxia of speech. The 64-year-old bravely spoke of how the condition, which is caused by his underactive thyroid, is affecting his ability to talk.

Good Morning Britain presenters Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins spoke to Soccer Saturday host Chris Kamara during the Friday edition of the ITV news programme. Chris, 64, revealed he is currently in therapy after being diagnosed with speech disorder Apraxia, meaning he can sometimes struggle to get his words out.As the interview began about the forthcoming series of Ninja Warriors, the conversation eventually turned to Kamara's health as Charlotte asked how he was and whether the public's support had helped him.Chris replied: "It was incredible, today's a good day, today I think I'm fine, I don't know how I sound but it seems as if I'm okay."I'm not really sure about how it comes out because if I explain my Apraxia, it's like we take for granted the fact that when we think and coming through our speech, it's comfortable, it's easy, it's natural."My Apraxia when it's bad stops those signals from that brain going to that mouth so it slows it's down.

BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker has admitted that his “stomach folded in” ahead of his Strictly Come Dancing appearance.The 45-year-old was part of the competition in 2021 and a fan favourite throughout the series, placing 11th in the quarter finals with his partner Nadiya Bychkova.Walker spoke to Strictly FM’s Fred Morgan in an Instagram live broadcast and opened up on his initial apprehensions about the show.He said that he was nervous before the first episode, but didn’t allow nerves to get the better of him before he got a chance to strut his stuff.Dan said: “The most challenging thing for me, having been somebody who has always avoided a dance floor, I did feel a little bit uncomfortable and weird.”He recalled “filming in the tin foil tunnel” for the video tapes which gave him a “stomach-folding-in-on-itself feeling” and made him wish that he “wasn’t there,” because it was “all the things he hated about dancing”.Dan reassured Fred: “Over the weeks I became much more confident and I really enjoyed it. I think that came across.”The presenter said that his “proudest moment” was the fact that he remained in the competition for as long as he did, making it to the quarter finals unscathed.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker has taken to Twitter to poke fun at a blunder from the show, which occurred during Nina Warhurst's live segment.The Strictly Come Dancing star, 45, had been speaking to his colleague Nina, who was on location in Liverpool, as he sat alongside his co-host Sally Nugent in the studio when the funny moment occurred.In view of his 752,500 followers, the BBC star posted a brief clip of the mishap going on behind Nina as she reported from a warehouse.He captioned the video: "When you’re caught playing Wordle at work live on #BBCBreakfast," he wrote alongside two laughing emojis and tagging his colleague Nina Warhurst.In the segment, Nina spoke to the duo about the rising inflation rate.She said: "Morning Sally, we said that we predicted inflation could go from 5.5 per cent in January to 5.9 per cent, possibly six per cent."The reality is here and it's higher than we expected, it's at 6.2 per cent."So that's the rate at which prices are increasing from February last year to February this year," she added.However, it was what was going on behind his colleague that interested Dan the most.A man in a high-vis vest could be seen checking his phone intently as Nina greeted her co-hosts.However, when he noticed he was on camera, he soon put his phone away before doing an elegant spin and marching out of the warehouse to escape the broadcast.Following the clip, BBC Breakfast fans took to the comments to weigh in on the humorous moment.Twitter user @IanP2302 wrote: "The spin on the heels is great."@gspatero simply penned: "Classic!""Busted", added @johnsmorton alongside two laughing emojis.While others took it more seriously.@opulenta replied: "It was hilarious, but joking aside, this is a big problem

BBC Breakfast 's Dan Walker abruptly told weather reporter Carol Kirkwood to "hold on" after she reported some disappointing news. Strictly Come Dancing fan favourite Dan, who wore a smart black suit with a purple tie, and Sally Nugent, who wore a high neck white top, hosted the early morning BBC show.

BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker has reached out to Chris Kamara after the former footballer shared that he was having trouble with his speech, telling him to "stay strong". Sky Sports pundit Chris opened up about his health after viewers commented on him appearing to slur his speech.He tweeted: "Just wanted to let a few of you know who tweeted me today that I am ok ish."Alongside my thyroid problem I have developed apraxia of speech and have been working to get my speech back to normal.

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan took to Twitter last night to defend Phil Mickelson, after the golfer apologised for a series of controversial statements he had made about Saudi Arabia.The journalist called out the “ongoing cancellation” of the athlete and even offered to play a round of golf with him.Piers, 56, tweeted out to his 7.9 million followers: “Golf’s ongoing cancellation of Phil Mickelson has now forced him out of the Masters. “You don’t have to agree with the things he said recently, for which he apologised, to think this is now turning into an unedifying sporting crucifixion. “I’ll play with you,” he added, tagging Phil in his post.Phil, 51, is set to miss The Masters for the first time in 28 years, after being removed from the list of competitors for next month's tournament.The golf star is currently taking a break from the sport following the fall-out from his comments about the PGA Tour and a potential Saudi-backed rival circuit.Phil announced towards the end of February he was taking a break from golf "to work on being the man I want to be".He also apologised for his "reckless" comments about a proposed Saudi-backed breakaway league.The controversy began last month when author Alan Shipnuck, who was writing an unauthorised biography on Phil, released excerpts from the book in which the golfer called the Saudis "scary", but said he was willing to look past their human rights records to gain leverage with the PGA Tour.Saudi Arabia's government has denied accusations of human rights abuses and Phil has apologised for his comments, claiming they were off the record.In the comments section of Piers’ tweet, people were split on the journalist's attitude towards the golf pro.Stephen Mills pointed out:

Dan Walker gave fans a rare tour inside the BBC Breakfast studios - but he couldn't help having a laugh with co-star Sally Nugent as he did so.The BBC presenter took to Twitter to share a clip just before his morning show on Tuesday (March 22), which he anchors Monday to Wednesday from 6am.In the upbeat video, Dan and his co-host Sally could be seen walking onto their set at MediaCityUk in Salford.Chatting to his fans, Dan said: "Just wondering through the BBC Breakfast offices.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has taken to Twitter to share her support for Chris Kamara, 64, who has been diagnosed with a speech disorder. In the tweet, which she posted on Sunday, the television host wished Chris well and said he was “very precious”.She said: “Sending you so much love you gorgeous man.“Take care of yourself - you are very very precious to us all.”This came after Chris Kamara posted the day before.The ex-footballer said, in view of his 1.8 million followers: “Just wanted to let a few of you know who tweeted me today that I am ok-ish.“Alongside my thyroid problem I have developed apraxia of speech & have been working to get my speech back to normal.”Chris was honest about how the disorder has affected him.He added: “Some days it can be a little slow and some days it’s normal.

BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker sent a hilarious message to a gardener cutting grass during Carol Kirkwood's weather report.BBC weather expert Carol had been trying to deliver her weather report from the gorgeous gardens of St. James' Park in London on Tuesday (March 22) when her segment took a disastrous turn.Despite her best efforts to tell viewers all about what conditions they can expect from the day, Carol's live report began to dissolve as the picture became distorted and the audio became unclear.For the viewers at home, Carol's weather report was fragmented and they missed out vital parts of her beloved weather insights.Show hosts Dan Walker and Sally Nugent quickly spotted the technical gaffe as Dan could be heard saying: "Oh" in the background of the studio.Ever the professional, Carol still managed to make it to the end of her report regardless of the interruptions.However, if the technical issues hadn't been enough of a problem, the hosts had also noticed a loud lawnmower running in the background of Carol's broadcast - and they were quick to comment on it.At first, they thought it was a leafblower, but when Carol told them it was somebody cutting the grass, Dan jokingly told them to stop interrupting their BBC show.Sally said: "That is good to know, Carol.

Susanna Reid praised Sky Sports' presenter Chris Kamara for opening up about his speech disorder. Susanna, 51, took a moment on Good Morning Britain to praise the football reporter for being so honest and open about his diagnosis with apraxia of speech.

Football pundit Chris Kamara suffered from slurred speech on Soccer Saturday last weekend. Ex-midfielder Chris - aka ‘Kammy’ - worried fans during his TV appearance, and took to Twitter to explain what was wrong.The Ninja Warrior presenter, 64, wrote: “Just wanted to let a few of you know who tweeted me today that I am ok ish. “Alongside my thyroid problem I have developed apraxia of speech and have been working to get my speech back to normal.

BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker left one fan upset when he failed to mention his old co-star Louise Minchin in a chat about BBC hosts on Twitter.The disgruntled social media user asked Dan: "What about Louise Minchin?" before telling the former Strictly star they 'hadn't forgotten' about her.Dan had thanked another fan for saying him and his current co-host Sally Nugent was the "best presenter combination" on the hit morning show, which they present Monday to Wednesday from 6am.The viewer wrote: "There’s no doubt in my mind, @mrdanwalker and @sallynugent are the best presenter combination on @BBCBreakfast in a long time."Dan was grateful for the compliment and thanked the fan on the social media platform, writing: "Thanks for watching Matt."However, one user replied: "Hey what about @louiseminchin? I haven’t forgotten about her @mrdanwalker"Other fans were quick to point out Dan's former colleague Louise in response to the viewer's original tweet about Dan and Sally.One commented: "What about the lovely Louise Minchin? I thought she was ace!"A second said: "I think they are great but @louiseminchin was excellent."A third commented: "They are equally as awesome as @mrdanwalker and @louiseminchin were. "They chose a fabulous person to replace Louise in @sallynugent, the only fitting person for the job, love her!"Dan's good pal Louise left BBC Breakfast after almost 20 years on the red sofa - having first presented the BBC one show in 2001.She admitted she stayed on the show "much longer" than she was meant to as she loved working with Dan so much.On her last show in September, she told Dan: "Because of you I've stayed much longer than I was meant to," she said.

BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker has dropped a major hint he wants his co-star Sally Nugent to sign up for Strictly Come Dancing.The TV presenter made it all the way to the semi-finals on the last series of the BBC ballroom show with his pro dancing partner Nadiya Bychkova - losing out to winners Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice.Now, it seems Dan wants his BBC co-star Sally to give Strictly a go, because he gave her his blessing live on their BBC Breakfast show.On Monday's broadcast (March 21), Dan told Sally he wanted to 'hand the Strictly baton over to her' - teasing she should do the hit dancing show next.Dan said: "I've got a bit of fun for you this morning.

BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker was trying to deliver a link on his hit morning show - but it all went wrong when he started giggling with co-star Sally Nugent.In fact, the BBC presenters were laughing so much in front of the cameras that Dan could barely finish his on-air segment, and former Strictly star Dan was forced to apologise to the viewers at home.It all started after a news segment on waste had played on Monday's broadcast (March 21), and Dan was ready to hand viewers over to his colleague for the latest news, travel and weather.It wasn't long before his segment took a rather amusing turn, though.Sitting on the famous TV red sofa, Dan turned to Sally and said of the segment: "It's fascinating that, isn't it?"However, smiling Sally already looked close to bursting out in fits of laughter, perhaps at one of Dan's cheeky quips during the segment that had just finished airing.Trying to stay professional, Dan started saying: "Time now to get the news, travel and the weather wherever you're watching..."He then started chuckling and couldn't stop, eventually apologising to his viewers for the blunder as he said: "Sorry!"Luckily, they were able to move viewers on to the next segment before it got any worse, because the lovable pair were still grinning when the cameras were panning away.Dan and Sally recently enjoyed a star-studded night out with their Breakfast colleagues and Dan's Strictly Come Dancing pals.Sally took to the Strictly dancefloor for the Rob Burrow Strictly Ball in a bid to raise money for the fight against Motor Neurone Disease.It saw Strictly partners Dan and Nadiya Bychkova reunite on the judging panel for the ball, and Nadiya even danced with with her co-star Kai Widdrington.Sally spoke about her

Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington reunited over the weekend after spending time apart whilst the mother-of-one visited her native Slovenia to spend time with her daughter Mila and mother Larysa.MORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington reunite in new videoThe couple were rumoured to be starting a relationship earlier this year, and while they have not confirmed the reports, the pair have continued to maintain a good relationship, and on Saturday they teamed up for an important reason.WATCH: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington reunite in new videoThe talented duo performed at the Burrow Strictly Ball, which was held to raise money for a new centre for patients with Motor Neurone Disease, and delighted crowds by dancing a fast-paced jive to Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson.SEE: Nadiya Bychkova pays emotional tribute to co-star following romance rumoursREAD: Nadiya Bychkova reveals big family news after telling fans not to believe Kai Widdrington rumoursTaking to Instagram on Sunday, Nadiya's Strictly partner Dan Walker, who was also at the Ball alongside many other Strictly Come Dancing stars, shared the full clip and heaped praise at the pair. Dan posed with Nadiya and part of the BBC Breakfast team, who also attended"A little treat for you… The @burrowstrictlyball was a wonderful success last night.