BBC Breakfast presenter apologises after Carol Kirkwood mix-up

Sally Nugent and Jon Kay were absent from the BBC Breakfast sofa with Ben Thompson and Nina Warhurst stepping in for the presenters. For the first weather report of the morning, Ben assumed Carol Kirkwood would be sharing news of the day’s weather before quickly realising he was mistaken. At quarter past and quarter to the hour, BBC Breakfast updates viewers on the week ahead’s weather. However, for Tuesday’s first weather report, Ben was forced to correct himself.He said: ‘Let’s check in with Carol on what the weather is doing.”Good morning to you Carol,’ he said before viewers and the presenters were introduced to Sarah Keith-Lucas instead. Read more: BBC Breakfast viewers baffled by Sally Nugent’s appearance BBC Breakfast’s Ben Thompson mistakenly thought Carol Kirkwood was presenting the weather on Tuesday (Image: BBC)’I hadn’t turned to the screen and there you are of course.’Nice to have you with us this morning and I’m sorry to call you Carol!’Sarah was lighthearted about the mistake and joked: ‘I’ll forgive you. Just this once.’Meanwhile, Carol had a mishap of her own last week as she presented the forecast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt in the studio. DON’T MISSPrince William candidly opens up on World Cup heartbreak [INSIGHT]BBC Breakfast sparks backlash as fans slam ‘nonsense’ debate [INTERVIEW]BBC boss defends huge cuts to local radio stations: ‘It’s changing’ [VIDEO]As she finished up her report, Carol said: ‘The winds will be lighter, just a few showers coming in from the north-west and temperatures ranging from nine to 13 degrees, Nana.’Immediately realising her mistake, she added: ‘Naga, sorry we’ve got a producer called Nana.’Naga hit back: ‘You say that every single time, and I come and visit you, and you have a cup of tea. ‘I bring you a cup of tea, and have a nice chat – and I’ve never met Nana.