BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay asks 'am I allowed to say that?' in awkward moment

BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay was near red-faced connected Tuesday's amusement arsenic helium asked co-host Sally Nugent an urgent question, but it was already excessively precocious arsenic he'd already said it

BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay had a infinitesimal of hesitation connected Tuesday's amusement erstwhile helium questioned whether helium could sermon a definite taxable unrecorded connected air. During the episode, Jon, 54, and co-host Sally Nugent, 53, were chatting astir Worcestershire Sauce and cocktails.

When asked if helium liked the celebrated condiment, Jon replied: "I do, successful a Bloody Mary! " He past rapidly asked: "Am I adjacent allowed to accidental that astatine this clip of the morning? " Sally reassured him with: "You are and you conscionable did! You're decidedly allowed."

This comes aft Jon was near baffled during a conception past week astir luxury advent calendars, immoderate costing a staggering £640. Jon was shocked that radical would walk specified an amount, with Sally commenting: "Jon tin hardly look, look astatine Jon's face" to which helium responded: "I can't judge this! I cannot judge this, radical saying they wage £40 adjacent conscionable seems an bonzer magnitude of money."

In a humorous exchange, Jon told Sally: "I conscionable told Sally I'll marque her 1 conscionable similar you utilized to marque successful the aged days" to which Sally changeable back: "I already know, I'm going to get you the beard grooming one."

However, Jon was further confused by the conception of a beard grooming advent calendar, asking: "I person to bash that for 24 days? How overmuch beard grooming tin you take!" reports the Express.

BBC Breakfast's tweet astir advent calendars besides stirred up spectator reactions. It read: "Would you walk hundreds of pounds connected a luxury advent calendar? On #BBCBreakfast with precisely 100 days until Christmas, Nina has been looking astatine their popularity."

Viewers didn't clasp back, with 1 chiming in: "No way!", portion different reminisced: "I emotion the advent calendars with conscionable the aged fashioned pictures down the windows, my woman buys maine 1 each twelvemonth for my day connected the 1st Dec and she says they are getting truly hard to find these days" and idiosyncratic other remarked: "It's September....."

Earlier this week marked the much-anticipated instrumentality of Carol Kirkwood to BBC Breakfast aft a sizeable hiatus from the show. The fashionable upwind presenter, aged 62, had taken a three-week breather from her regular updates.

Carol's comeback connected Monday (September 23) was met with quality that mightiness person dismayed her followers. On X, she announced: "The Met Office has an AMBER 'be prepared' informing successful unit today, crossed parts of cardinal and confederate England. Disruption is possible. There has already been immoderate flooding @BBCBreakfast xx."

Despite the grim upwind prospects, fans expressed their joyousness implicit Carol's return. Renowned for her affable greetings, Carol posted a elemental "good morning" connected her X grip and received a big of cheerful replies from her audience.

BBC Breakfast continues connected weekdays astatine 6am connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer