BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty left speechless after mouse segment
BBC Breakfast managed to baffle even its two presenters Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson with a mouse report this week.
In it, the tiny rodent known as Mr Jingles 'helped' his owner Martin Critchlow switch the Christmas tree lights on at home, but when the cameras cut back to the studio, both Munchetty and her colleague Thompson were literally speechless.
Previewing the piece, the latter originally told viewers: "The relationship between a man and his mouse, who share their dinner, do the weekly shop and go to the beach together has been attracting a large social media following..."
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Rescuing Thompson, who was clearly struggling to keep his amusement in check, Munchetty continued: "He's called Mr Jingles. He's gained nearly half a million followers on TikTok.
"His owner Martin has been documenting his adventures online from their home in Lincolnshire. This is bizarre."
Following its broadcast, the cute clip attracted some criticism on social media site X (formerly known as Twitter).
"Man does internet videos of his mouse. Top news?" asked one viewer. "I don't think so. If that is the best that #bbcnews has to offer then let's scrap it now."
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This comes after Munchetty's emotional on-air tribute to late co-star George Alagiah, who sadly lost his battle with bowel cancer in the summer.
"He was a voice we trusted and he was someone I can personally say I loved, he supported me greatly... Throughout my career..." she shared.
"Apologies for the emotion in my voice but I do think this will be reflected in our newsroom and our thoughts of course primarily go out to those who loved him dearly and his family."
BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One from 6am.
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