TVTV NewsBBC BreakfastBookmakers have suggested Nina Warhurst is the frontrunner for the BBC Breakfast job08:04, 30 Jul 2026Nina Warhurst is tipped to become the new presenter of BBC Breakfast.‌The journalist, who has filled in on the programme in the past, has odds of 7/4 of replacing Naga Munchetty, who has announced she is leaving.‌Betway puts Nina ahead of journalists including Tina Daheley (4/1), Victoria Derbyshire (40/1) and Anna Foster (25/1). There are also several BBC Breakfast presenters in the mix, such as Jon Kay, who has odds of 8/1.‌With Naga usually hosting the programme with Charlie Stayt, it's thought another female presenter would get the role alongside him. And Nina is already well known to BBC viewers.She began her broadcasting career on Russia Today in Moscow then joined BBC East Midlands regional news. After other roles, including being political editor at BBC North West, she became a part of BBC Breakfast in 2018.‌Two years later the presenter - who has three children with her husband Ed Fraser - succeeded Steph McGovern as the programme's main business presenter. Then last year she moved over to BBC News at One.Naga confirmed this week that she is departing and will take on the role of presenting 5 Live Breakfast five days a week from January."It has been a privilege to be part of the BBC Breakfast TV team for the past 17 years, working alongside an incredibly talented and hard-working group of journalists who are not only outstanding colleagues but also great friends," she said in a statement.‌She added that her new role was "simply too good to pass up".Viewers responded to the news on X, with one posting: "Not Naga Munchetty leaving breakfast TV."‌"I’ve just read the news and see that Naga is leaving BBC Breakfast, that’s a shame, she is a first class journalist," someone else wrote on the platform, which was formerly known as Twitter."My best wishes to @TVNaga01 on her new programme after leaving Breakfast show after 17 yrs," said someone else. "I am sure you shall be loved by your audience on any programme you wish to take Naga," they went on.Other presenters bookies have tipped to take over include Emma Vardy, who is on 7/1, and current BBC Breakfast stand in hosts Rachel Burden, Ben Thompson and Luxmy Gopal, who all have odds of 10/1.Article continues belowBBC Breakfast airs on BBC One from 6amChoose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Naga MunchettyBBC BreakfastNina Warhurst