Naga Munchetty has fired back at BBC viewers who’ve made body-shaming feedback on social media about her in the course of the Breakfast show.
The veteran presenter, 50, made the feedback throughout an look on Gabby Logan’s podcast The Mid-Point, which options discussions about center age.
The BBC Radio 5 Live presenter spoke about body-shaming throughout a dialogue on the progress made within the media business in recent times.
While Naga acknowledged she doesn’t really feel any stress to go away due to her age, she stated ladies on TV are nonetheless judged by their seems to be greater than males.
Naga referenced an experiment Nadia Sawalha did on Loose Women in 2017, when she wore the same snake-skin blouse over several episodes of the ITV programme and elicited questions from viewers. Nadia later revealed she wore the highest throughout eight episodes to reveal a sexist double customary, after Rob Rinder admitted he wore the identical swimsuit in interviews however no one observed.
Naga went on to say that if both of her co-presenters Charlie Stayt and Jon Kay did the identical, it could additionally go unnoticed.
She continued: ‘The number of times I’ve had feedback, ‘Oh you shouldn’t be carrying that costume, you’ve received a little bit of a stomach’. People are fairly completely satisfied to e-mail or touch upon social media.
‘I’m very proud of my physique. I’m match, I’m robust, however ladies have bellies.’
She added: ‘I don’t suppose Charlie’s ever had a remark about his stomach.’
Naga went on to say that she will get ‘a lot of nice comments’ from viewers as properly, however continued: ‘To go back to age, ladies are anticipated to painting a sure aesthetic.
‘When you dress for news, you have to be mindful that what you wear cannot be distracting because the story is important.’
Gabby chimed in to say that she had an analogous expertise from presenting sports activities protection for the BBC, saying she doesn’t need her clothes to be something greater than a ‘passing thought’ for viewers.
To which Naga added: ‘Women are more highly criticised and noticed.’
BBC Breakfast airs weekdays at 6am on BBC One.
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