Sally Nugent and Jon Kay returned to the red sofa for the latest episode of BBC Breakfast07:38, 29 Jul 2026Viewers of BBC Breakfast weren't impressed during the latest show.Sally Nugent and Jon Kay returned to the iconic red sofa on Wednesday (July 29) to deliver the day's biggest headlines from across the UK and around the world. This comes after their co-star Naga Munchetty announced her upcoming departure from the show.During the programme, John Maguire looked back on the world's longest-running weekly music show, Top of the Pops, while Sally and Jon revealed the most watched film and TV shows in 2025.Later, the hosts interviewed Emma Roberts, a chaplin from Swansea who has rose to fame on social media due to her likeness to the Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The 54-year-old has since changed her name to "Mandy Burnham" on TikTok.However, BBC viewers weren't impressed with the segment, as they felt that it wasn't newsworthy."#BBC Breakfast so far, Netflix film, TOTP's, and now Mandy Burnham, another day struggling to find news, what a joke," one X (formerly Twitter) user fumed.Another added: "This has morphed into GB News getting random members of [the] public on tv lol," while a third said: "Is this what it has become? A lady that looks like Andy Burnham becomes news #NotNews."A fourth viewer echoed the sentiment, saying: "Oh god," while someone else shared: "I just jumped in towards the end of that interview. Who was that Andy Burnham lady?"Meanwhile, others were delighted by Emma's appearance, with one person commenting: "What a lovely lady with a good sense of humour." Another added: "Love it."During the interview, Emma explained how she ended up with the moniker "Mandy Burnham", saying: "Nobody in real life thinks I look like the prime minister. So, this is a TikTok thing."I think it's part of the algorithm you know, everyone gets excited and somebody says, 'You look like Andy Burnham.' I couldn't get a word in edge ways."I make all of this quite serious and earnest content, you know, about politics and religion, and I couldn't get a word in edge ways. People kept on saying I look like Andy Burnham, and that was only about two weeks ago. So, it's all just kind of exploded since then."Emma, who has only been on TikTok for about three months, now has around 2,000 followers after going viral.Article continues below"It's all gone a bit crazy, and I'm on the front page of The Sun. So, you can tell it's silly season, can't you?!" she added.BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One at 6am
BBC Breakfast sparks backlash as viewers rage over Andy Burnham 'appearance'
Sally Nugent and Jon Kay returned to the red sofa for the latest episode of BBC Breakfast
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