Naga Munchetty reveals why she'll NEVER wear white on BBC Breakfast as she prepares for TV return amid bullying probe
Naga Munchetty has revealed the strict wardrobe rule that dictates her BBC Breakfast outfits.
The presenter, 50, shared with host Ateh Jewel on HELLO! Magazine's Second Act podcast about how she handles her adenomyosis.
Naga lived with painful heavy bleeding, vomiting, fainting and severe aching every two and a half weeks for 32 years before a private doctor finally gave her a diagnosis in 2022.
Adenomyosis is a condition where the lining of the womb (uterus) starts growing into the muscle in the wall of the womb. It can affect one in 10 women, as per the NHS.
Naga described the condition as the 'evil twin of endometriosis'.
'I now take medication to control, suppress the production of my hormones so that these don't flare, so I don't have this pain and so I don't bleed,' Naga said.
The BBC Breakfast presenter (right), shared with host Ateh Jewel on HELLO! Magazine's Second Act podcast about how she handles her adenomyosis. Pictured left, BBC co-presenter Charlie Stayt
'And when I used to bleed and I would be setting an alarm at night every three hours to wake up and change my period product.'
The TV presenter explained she even based her wardrobe choices on her condition and revealed: 'I never wear white on the bottom.'
'For me, being anaemic was normal,' Naga shared, because of the amount of blood she would lose.
'I was just exhausted and because I thought it was normal, I'd been told it was normal,' Naga added. 'There is a real distinction, if something is common, it doesn't mean it's normal.'
Elsewhere during the podcast, Naga revealed that she's come to terms with being criticised by 'fools' amid reports BBC has launched a bullying probe into its flagship Breakfast show.
In April, MailOnline exclusively revealed some staff had expressed unhappiness with the show's bullish editor Richard Frediani, accusing him of being on occasion 'aggressive' and 'belittling' towards his underlings.
Naga typically presents BBC Breakfast from Thursday to Saturday with Charlie Stayt, and since her last appearance on the show, it has been claimed that a bullying probe had been launched into the crisis-hit programme, with much of the upset centred around its editor Richard.
It's being claimed by The Sun that tensions between two of Breakfast's hosts, Naga and Charlie, are threatening to explode, due to their opposing views behind the scenes.
The extent of the toxic feud that's torn apart BBC Breakfast has reportedly been revealed, with sources branding the show's bullying probe 'the tip of the iceberg'
It's thought that the show's staff are feeling increasingly 'uneasy' around boss Frediani if they are not a person he favours, and host Naga is reportedly 'at her wits end' over the tensions.
Sources also claim that Frediani feels he is 'untouchable' after the show scooped a BAFTA Television Award in May.
It's also being claimed that some staff avoid being left alone with him following an allegation last year that he physically shook a lower-ranking female editor, with the complaint upheld following a BBC investigation.
A source said: 'The probe into Fredi's bullying is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to BBC Breakfast. In reality, the smiles on the red sofa mask growing tension and an increasingly toxic culture, driven from the top down, with its unwitting presenters at the heart.
'Naga is incredibly approachable and friendly to everyone on set. Charlie is very professional and tries to disengage from any politics. But some stars, like Sally Nugent, are loved by Fredi, whereas others, like Naga and Charlie, are not.
'Frankly, he can be mildly terrifying if you're on the wrong side of him.'
The source went onto claim that some younger staff are choosing to 'keep their heads down and weather the storm' due to fears for their jobs.
A BBC spokesperson told the publication: 'While we do not comment on individual cases, we take all complaints about conduct at work extremely seriously and will not tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values.
A BBC spokesperson told the publication: 'While we do not comment on individual cases, we take all complaints about conduct at work extremely seriously and will not tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values.
'We have robust processes in place and would encourage any staff with concerns to raise them directly with us so they can be addressed.'
During the podcast, Naga also opened up about how her decision not to have children with her husband James Hagger initially caused a rift with her mother.
The presenter underwent keyhole surgery to block her fallopian tubes in 2019 when she was in her mid-forties, having decided years prior with James that she didn't want children.
Naga admitted the decision, which meant her parents wouldn't have grandchildren, caused problems between them.
She told Ateh: 'My mum was devastated; she was from a different generation. (But she) gets it now.
'She is so proud of me and so happy to see me happy and thriving.
'It was a conscious (decision) and I am doing lots of other things and living a very fulfilling life. She doesn't think I've wasted a opportunity. My mum has evolved in that sense.'
While she had initially tried the contraceptive coil, the procedure left her in agony and she was forced to remove it a year later.
With the coil no longer an option and having decided she didn't want to be 'reliant on hormones or the regimen of the pill', she underwent surgery - a permanent form of contraception.
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