The host has confirmed she’ll be appearing on the iconic red sofa for a second week running and fans appear to like the change
Presenter Emma Vardy has revealed she’ll be appearing on BBC Breakfast for the second week running. She first took over duties on September 2, where she confirmed she would be with her BBC Breakfast colleagues for a “while”.
After fronting Sunday morning’s instalment (September 7) with co-host Ben Boulos, Emma signed off by saying that she would be back on Monday morning (September 8).
During the closing moments, she expressed: “That’s all from us today but Breakfast will be back tomorrow from 6am. I will be there too, setting my early alarm clock for 4am.”
Ben then smiled before adding: “Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, have a great day. Goodbye,” as the iconic theme tune played.
Eagle-eyed fans were quick to comment on the shake-up as they flocked to X, with one writing: “Nice change, Emma Vardy and business school Ben this morning #bbcbreakfast.”
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Another said: “Emma Vardy is better viewing,” while someone else penned: “She is lovely Emma.”
Yet another asked: “#bbcbreakfast Has Emma Vardy replaced Northern Nina on Breakfast?,” and a fifth added: “Emma Vardy is great #bbcbreakfast.”
Emma’s equation with the BBC is long-running as she’s the broadcaster’s Ireland correspondent, covering Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
After revealing she would be appearing as an anchor for BBC rolling news back in May, the journalist told her fans on September 2 that they’d be seeing her on their screens a lot more.
She wrote on X: “Goooood morning!! I’m back with the @BBCBreakfast gang for a while. First day back at school vibes, been finding my coat peg and writing my name neatly at the top of scripts. Will see if @sallynugent wants to be my bf at lunch break.”
Jon Kay and Sally Nugent usually host the show from Monday to Wednesday, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty leading the charge from Thursday to Saturday. Sunday editions of BBC Breakfast are usually presented by members of the stand-in presenting team.
Emma’s announcement comes after Naga was forced to deliver some sad news during Saturday’s edition of the show (September 6).
She confirmed: “14 minutes past six is the time. The founding member of the band The Turtles, Mark Volman, has died at the age of 78.”
Following a clip from one of their classic tracks, photographs of Mark flashed across the screen.
She went on: “The band was known for the number-one hits Happy Together and Elenore. Volman passed away yesterday after a brief and unexpected illness, according to his representative.”
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