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Naga Munchetty roasts presenter over basic 'failure' on BBC Breakfast

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Karasin, E. (2026, September 17). Naga Munchetty roasts presenter over basic 'failure' on BBC Breakfast. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/naga-munchetty-roasts-rav-wilding-bbc-breakfast-b1297308.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-17 · by Ekin Karasin

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On BBC Breakfast, Naga Munchetty mocked co-host Rav Wilding for reportedly not knowing how to operate a washing machine, based on a study showing 62 percent of people lack such knowledge. The segment included jokes about miswashed clothing and Munchetty's impending move from BBC Breakfast to Radio 5 Live amid controversy over alleged bullying.
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On BBC Breakfast, presenter Naga Munchetty mocked her colleague Rav Wilding from BBC Radio 5 Live after he admitted not knowing how to use a washing machine. The discussion was prompted by a study revealing that 62% of people are unsure about operating their appliances correctly. During the segment, Munchetty sarcastically offered to demonstrate proper washing machine usage to Wilding, quipping, "Do you want to come in and join us for the item?" to which she replied dryly: "If he doesn't know by now, I don't think three minutes is going to help." This incident highlighted a lighthearted moment on live television but also underscored public confusion about basic household appliance functions.

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BBC Breakfast BBC Radio 5 Live Salford Standard The Sun

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Munchetty PERSON · 4× Jones PERSON · 3× Wilding PERSON · 3× Rav PERSON · 2× Salford GPE · 2× Charlie Stayt PERSON · 1× Gethin Jones PERSON · 1× Michelle Ackerley PERSON · 1× Standard ORG · 1× Stayt PERSON · 1×

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Ackerley quipped, “Do you want to come in, Naga, and join us for the item?” to which she replied in a deadpan tone: “If he doesn't know by now, I don't think three minutes is going to help.”
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Naga Munchetty roasts presenter over basic 'failure' on BBC Breakfast · assertive framing

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The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. asserted
journalism → support → readers
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. uncertain
we → purchase → commission
Munchetty and her co-host Charlie Stayt were chatting to Morning Live hosts Gethin Jones and Michelle Ackerley about what was coming up on the show later in the day. asserted
what → chat → day
Jones revealed they would be discussing a recent study, which found that 62 per cent of people don’t know “how to work a washing machine”. asserted
cent → reveal → machine
He then pointed out that their co-presenter Wilding was one of those people. asserted
Wilding → point → people
Munchetty chipped in to remark: “I mean, Rav, that is nothing to be proud of. asserted
that → chip → ?
Wilding burst out laughing and spread his hands, protesting: “It's the compartments - where do things go? asserted
things → burst → hands
Stayt interjected, “Rav, let me help you. asserted
me → interject → you
The washing goes in the...” and Munchetty added, “The round bit,” miming the shape of the washing machine. asserted
Munchetty → go → machine
She went on sarcastically: “It goes in the big round bit. asserted
It → go → bit
And then you have the little square window that you can pour some stuff in. asserted
you → have → stuff
Or there's a little ball, you can throw it in.” asserted
you → be → it
Ackerley quipped, “Do you want to come in, Naga, and join us for the item?” to which she replied in a deadpan tone: “If he doesn't know by now, I don't think three minutes is going to help.” asserted
minutes → quip → tone
Jones then joked that Wilding had washed the T-shirt of TV carpenter Rob Bent, who was on the show as a guest. asserted
who → joke → guest
”Look how that turned out!” Jones quipped, pointing out that Bent’s T-shirt was a brown colour. asserted
shirt → look → ?
Munchetty laughed, declaring: “It was white to begin with!” asserted
It → laugh → ?
She announced in July that she is quitting BBC Breakfast after 17 years on the show and moving to BBC Radio 5 Live in January. asserted
she → announce → January
The broadcaster was accused of bullying a female colleague and making a “wildly unprofessional” off-air sex joke that left a co-worker “humiliated”. asserted
that → accuse → worker
The investigation has since been “quietly closed”, The Sun reported. asserted
Sun → close → ?
There is reportedly uproar over the fact that she will be allowed to present three days in the Salford studio near Manchester, and two days a week from London near her Hertfordshire home. uncertain
she → be → home
Her prospective co-presenter will be expected to do five days a week in Salford. asserted
presenter → expect → Salford
“We reject any suggestion that different standards have been applied in this instance.” asserted
standards → reject → instance
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