BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty 'offended' by colleague's brutal remark about her career

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has confessed to feeling disheartened by a colleague's thoughtless comment regarding her career achievements.

While chatting on the Second Act with Ateh Jewel podcast, the 50-year-old journalist reflected on the initial phase of her career.

Naga, who has been a staple on BBC Breakfast since 2010, shared with Ateh that she was constantly branded by online trolls as the "token appointment" and merely fulfilling a diversity quota.

She recounted an incident where this accusation resurfaced during a conversation with an unnamed colleague about her early reputation.

Naga disclosed: "In the early days, I was told repeatedly I was the token appointment, I was ticking a box."

She continued, revealing a recent interaction: "I spoke to a colleague not so long ago who was talking to me about different opportunities, and I was talking about how when I got Breakfast, I was seen as the token appointment and they actually said to me, 'Well, but you're not anymore are you? Because you've proven yourself in the job'."

The remark left her taken aback and offended she admitted, adding: "They didn't know what they said, and I'm really offended, and I just thought, 'I haven't got time to explain to you what you've just said'."

On another note, during the podcast, Naga delved into her personal struggle with adenomyosis and its effects when it extends beyond the uterus, reports Bristol Live.

She described the painful condition, saying: "When it's spread outside the uterus, it goes into the muscle, and so when it grows, it tears the muscle.

"It's spread into my upper thighs and my lower back, and so that's when you have [flare-ups]. I now take medication to control, suppress the production of my hormones so that these don't flare."

Naga initially opened up about her adenomyosis diagnosis in 2023 and has since been an advocate for enhancements in women's healthcare across the UK.

Adenomyosis is a condition that affects the lining of the womb, known as the endometrium, and can grow within the muscular wall of the womb as well.

During a segment on BBC Radio 5 Live, she detailed the excruciating nature of her experience with the condition. She recounted: "The pain was so terrible I couldn't move, turn over, sit up. I screamed non-stop for 45 minutes. Right now as I sit here talking to you: I am in pain. Constant, nagging pain. In my uterus. Around my pelvis.

"Sometimes it runs down my thighs. And I'll have some level of pain for the entire show and for the rest of the day until I go to sleep."

BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One and iPlayer from 6am