BBC Breakfast fans rejoice as star returns to show after hosting shake up

BBC BREAKFAST fans have rejoiced as a fan-favourite returned to the show after a hosting shake-up.

Jon Kay and Sally Nugent were back on the iconic red sofa as they kicked off a brand new week.

But viewers at home were more delighted to see Carol Kirkwood who returned to from the weather.

The 61-year-old newlywed had been missing on Friday morning in an apparent hosting shake-up.

She was replaced by regular BBC News forecaster Matt Taylor, while Naga Munchetty was also missing.

Excited to see the fan-favourite back presenting the weather bulletin, BBC Breakfast viewers flooded Carol with compliments on social media.

One said: "Good Morning Carol. You bring sunshine whatever the weather!"

A second wrote: "Thank-you for being a bright beacon of positive energy in an anxious time Carol."

"Good morning Carol. Where you hadest been these 2 days," questioned a third.

While a fourth commented: "Good Morning Carol hope your weekend went well."

Carol tied the knot with her partner Steve Randall, 48, last month.

The pair celebrated their big day with a private ceremony in Buckinghamshire.

Carol met Steve, a divorced cop, when she was in her fifties and she revealed the pair were engaged while reporting from the Chelsea Flower Show.

Thanking fans for their heartfelt messages after her wedding, Carol wrote: “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages. We had the most perfect day.

“It was a tiny wedding but so romantic and intimate. A day we will never forget."

BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One and iPlayer.

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