BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay 'cross' with co-star Sally Nugent after Christmas confession

BBC Breakfast presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent were backmost connected Monday greeting (November 18) arsenic they tackled the latest headlines but 1 communicative successful peculiar near Jon seething

BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay confessed helium was feeling "cross" with his co-host Sally Nugent aft she revealed her eagerness for the festive season.

The duo were connected the iconic reddish sofa connected Monday greeting (November 18), sifting done the day's apical stories from the UK and astir the world However, erstwhile the speech shifted to Christmas, a bubbly Sally was taken aback arsenic Jon expressed his discontent with her aboriginal yuletide cheer.

During a chat astir a Christmas histrion throwing contention successful East Sussex, Sally disclosed her plans to erect her Christmas histrion up of docket this year. Sally quipped: "You've got to beryllium beauteous transverse to beryllium throwing your histrion that far," reports the Express.

To which Jon retorted: "I'm beauteous transverse that you're reasoning astir putting your histrion up truthful early!" Surprised by his reaction, Sally exclaimed: "Are you? Why?"

Jon suggested she should "wait a bit". But Sally stood her ground, replying: "Why? Why not bask the full of December," and argued: "And each clip you travel home, you consciousness a spot Christmassy. You're being a spot humbug here, Jon!"

He conceded, admitting: "Every twelvemonth older I get a spot much grumpy astir Christmas." The brace past rapidly transitioned to the upwind report.

Viewers besides chimed successful connected the Christmas histrion debate, with 1 instrumentality commenting connected X: "It's ne'er excessively early!!! There is precise small joyousness successful the satellite close present truthful putting your histrion up makes you consciousness happy!"

One spectator was little than impressed with the conception connected trees, including the East Sussex histrion throwing contest, taking to societal media to explicit their disbelief: "Who cares however acold helium threw a Christmas tree, beloved Lord."

In past week's episode, Sally didn't hesitate to soundlessness her co-host Jon during a treatment astir Coleen Rooney jetting disconnected to Australia for the caller play of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, which premiered Sunday evening (November 17).

When Coleen's societal media station astir flying Down Under and leaving her kids for a fewer weeks came up, Sally sought the audiences opinion. She said: "Now however does jumping connected a level to Australia and leaving your children down for a fewer weeks sound?"

Jon's cheeky retort: "Brilliant," sparked laughter from Sally, who changeable back: "Go connected then! Can you imagine?"

Jon past replied: "Yes, let's go!" But Sally swiftly responded with a pointed remark, shutting down the banter: "Not me!"

BBC Breakfasts airs regular from 6am connected BBC One.