Louise Minchin's BBC replacement shares key advice from presenter ahead of exit
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Earlier last year, Louise Minchin announced that she would be stepping down from BBC Breakfast after 20 years on the primetime show. The beloved newsreader, who bid her final farewell in September, has now been replaced by Sally Nugent. After working as a freelance journalist, Sally, on occasion, would step in for the TV presenter when she had been taken ill. After two decades on the morning show, Louise has since shared some useful tips with her new replacement.
In a recent interview, Sally said: “When Louise was on the sofa and I was doing sport, we always helped each other out.
“We’ve been friends for years.
“The advice we’ve shared has mainly been tips and tricks relating to sleep, food and exercise, all of which are so important when you do shift work.”
In 2014, the self-confessed “news junkie” had also replaced the Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid after she moved to ITV, filling in while a permanent replacement was sought.
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The 50-year-old journalist who co-presents alongside Dan Walker, gave viewers an insight into her busy morning schedule.
In an interview with Radio Times, she explained: “My alarm goes off at 3.40 am and I leave the house around 4.10 am."
The BBC Breakfast host's ritual then consists of listening to Radio 5 Live before scouring the newspapers when she arrives at the studio.
Sally has been part of the BBC Breakfast team for almost a decade as a sports presenter and has been a journalist for 25 years.
Growing up, the TV host had a mother who played tennis and a father who played rugby, her exposure to sports piqued her interest at a young age.
Sally recalled a time at a press conference, when she swapped news to sports journalism, to find she was the only woman in the room.
While she claimed it never bothered her, she did say: “I hope it’s easier for other women now.”
Later, the BBC Breakfast star opened up about her co-anchor Dan Walker, whom she will be sharing the red sofa with on a permanent basis.
The morning newsreaders both started out their career working in regional TV and have known each other for 20 years.
After yo-yo-ing between news and sports for many years, Sally is excited to be a staple to the news programme.
She gushed: “He’s [Dan Walker] the perfect colleague because he knows when to talk, when to listen and when to laugh.”
“Live TV isn’t scary – it’s the best fun in the world – and I trust Dan completely.”
The pair present the breakfast show from Monday to Wednesday whereas Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt will continue taking over the programme on the following days.
Louise, who took part in the latest I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, opened up about her decision to step down from the BBC news programme.
She revealed: 'In December I'd taken three, four weeks off work because of an ankle operation and I had that period to realise that when I'm not getting up at 3:40 am in the morning.
“I’m doing all sorts of things in the evening that I want to be doing – like just watching telly with my family, doing that kind of family stuff," she told The Mirror.
BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One at 6 am.