Naga Munchetty hailed as a 'lifesaver' after posting honest video of herself donating blood

Naga Munchetty has been hailed as a 'lifesaver.'

The BBC Breakfast presenter, 46, took to Instagram on Thursday afternoon where she posted an honest video of herself donating blood.

While lying on a hospital bed with a cuff around her arm and a needle inserted and hooked up to a machine, Naga explained the ease of the procedure and encouraged others to give blood. 

Lifesaver! Naga Munchetty, 46, has been hailed as a 'lifesaver' after taking to Instagram on Thursday afternoon where she posted an honest video of herself donating blood

The broadcaster said: 'It is that time again - buttock clenching, leg raising, arm squeezing - giving blood today.

'This is the music, fantastic! Such a good DJ here,' noted the presenter, while the Otis Redding hit Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay could be heard playing out.

Naga continued: 'I'm also with my lovely friend Russ who is now used to my skinny veins and makes it absolutely painless.

'What d'ya reckon, six and a half minutes, seven minutes? I'll be done, I'll be up and about after this with my day!

Easy! While lying on a hospital bed with a cuff around her arm and a needle inserted and hooked up to a machine, Naga explained the ease of the procedure

'So just know, if you want to give blood, If you can give blood, you are doing a great thing. Anyway, see you on BBC Breakfast in the morning, bye!'

She captioned her video: 'Just done this @givebloodnhs with one of favourite blood takers @willflanders and a record time for me of 5 mins 21 secs for approx 0.5l Woo hoo.'

Naga's followers were quick to praise her for sharing the video on Instagram, with some branding her a 'lifesaver.'

One person commented: 'Thank you so much. You are a lifesaver,' while someone else wrote: 'Another life saving gesture Naga! X' 

'You're a champ! Thank you,' said another fan, with someone else adding: 'love how you convey the importance of donating.' 

Grateful: 'I'm also with my lovely friend Russ who is now used to my skinny veins and makes it absolutely painless' explained Naga

Last November, Naga hit out at the trolls who branded her 'ugly' and claimed that they must have 'deeply miserable lives' to want to attack her.

The presenter  has insisted she 'doesn't care' about the online critics who have sent her repeated bouts of abuse online.

Naga, who is part of the Breakfast show team and also has her her own radio show on BBC 5 Live, discussed how she deals with the nasty remarks.

Good deed! 'So just know, if you want to give blood, If you can give blood, you are doing a great thing' insisted the presenter as she encouraged others to donate blood

She penned in The Big Issue: 'My younger self would be horrified at this world in terms of social media. 'There are so many angry, unhappy people around. 

'What motivates someone to get on to Twitter or Instagram to say "This person is ugly" or "I hate this person"?'

She went on to add: 'If someone has actively gone to their phone to type that, there's got to be something deeply miserable in their lives. So I don't care about them. I just don't care.'

Fan-reaction: Naga's followers were quick to praise her for sharing the video on Instagram, with some branding her a 'lifesaver'