BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty fought back tears in an emotional interview on Thursday, speaking to a grieving mother whose son committed suicide.
The morning news presenter was visibly devastated as Ellen Roome told the heartbreaking story of her son Jools Sweeney, who was found dead in his bedroom in April 2022.
Naga, 49, was overcome with emotion and her voice broke as she offered words of comfort to the grieving mother before her co-star Charlie Stayt spoke up.
Charlie stepped in and began discussing the law surrounding the grieving mother’s case, giving Naga and her time to calm down.
The affable presenter suggested the two “take a sip of water” as he spoke to viewers.
BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty fought back tears in an emotional interview on Thursday as she spoke to a grieving mother whose son committed suicide
Naga, 49, was overcome with emotion, her voice breaking, as she spoke words of comfort to the grieving mother before her co-star Charlie Stayt stepped in
Naga was visibly moved by the interaction with Ellen and tried to find the right words. She asked her how she was doing.
The emotional mother said, “It’s hard, it’s hard, you know, I lost my son.”
Ellen spoke to Naga and Charlie about her son’s death two years ago and explained that she believes it was part of an online challenge gone wrong, The mirror reported.
She explained that she hopes that social media laws will be changed to better protect young people. Her heartbreaking plea struck a chord with Naga, who began to cry.
On Thursday, Ellen said a new bill – the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill – which would give coroners access to children’s social media accounts doesn’t go far enough to prevent this kind of thing from happening again.
She said The BBC: ‘It’s very useful, but it’s still just a matter of getting the information to the coroner.
‘I can only get Julian’s information if I go to the Supreme Court and have his investigation re-done, so that the coroner can request information that then goes to the coroner.’
She believes that social media companies should give parents direct access to their children’s accounts if they die.
Grief-stricken mother Ellen Roome described the heartbreaking story of her son Jools Sweeney, who was found dead in his bedroom on the morning show in April 2022
The morning news presenter was visibly upset as Ellen Roome told the heartbreaking story of her son Jools Sweeney, who was found dead in his bedroom in April 2022
Naga recently admitted that she has a “ridiculously early” morning routine to get ready for work.
The BBC Breakfast presenter revealed she set her “ridiculously early” alarm for 3.45am so she could get to the BBC studios at 4.50am.
And even on days when she’s able to sleep in longer than usual, Naga — who goes to bed around 10:30 p.m. — naturally wakes up at 5:45 a.m. and does a full workout at the gym.
Speak with The Sunday Service Magazineshe said, “Three days a week I get up ridiculously early. My first alarm is at 3:45 a.m. and I’m in the
BBC Breakfast Studio at 4.50am. On radio days I wake up at 5.45am by default, but I’m a terrible liar.
‘Monday to Wednesday I put on my robe, check the news sites and do some life admin before going for a 45 minute run or lifting weights. I’m home and in the shower by 7:15.’
It comes after it is revealed Charlie and his wife Anne Breckell have avoided bankruptcy after agreeing to pay a tax bill of around £190,000.
He is one of many BBC stars who have had run-ins with the tax authorities, but others, including Garry Lineker, have managed to outsmart the tax authorities and avoid having to pay anything back.