BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent was forced to apologise after a guest swore live on air. 

The presenter, 52, and her co-host Jon Kay, 54, were interviewing Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft curator Nicolette Jones and cartoonist Steve Bell about an exhibition, Bloomin' Brilliant, showcasing the work of the late illustrator Raymond Briggs, who created The Snowman, on Tuesday.

Steve turned the air blue when he said of his friendship with Raymond: 'He was mainly taking the p*** out of each other, but he was such great fun.'

Sally quickly closed off the interview as she said: 'Thank you both for talking to us this morning. 

'And apologies if anyone was offended by the choice of language in that interview just a moment ago.'

To which Jon teased: 'We should have done it in pictures, not words. Be a bit safer, wouldn't it?' 

Viewers took to the X, formerly Twitter, after the mishap. 

They wrote: 'I just heard a man swear on BBC Breakfast while talking about books' and 'I'm not offended I swear like a frigging sailor ffs, don't worry Sally'. 

It comes after Dan Walker took an apparent swipe at BBC Breakfast as he broke his silence over returning to his former employer last week. 

The presenter, 47, seemed to laugh at the suggestion, as he was asked by a fan on Instagram whether he would 'ever go back' to his former morning show.

During a Q&A, he replied with a picture of himself holding the Strictly glitterball trophy with former BBC colleague Sally Nugent.

Dan wrote: 'I miss my friends but... No,' followed by a laughing face emoji.

The journalist left BBC Breakfast in April 2022 after six years to join Channel 5 News which he is reportedly being paid £500,000 a year.

It comes after Dan revealed he 'used to cry in the toilets' while presenting BBC Breakfast during his appearance on last weeks installment of This Morning.

Dan recalled that his early 3am starts was one of the difficulties of his job and made him struggle with bad sleep deprivation.

Speaking to This Morning hosts Josie Gibson and Dermot O'Leary on the ITV Daytime show, Dan shed light on the downside of waking up double early for work.

He said: 'When I used to do BBC Breakfast, you know what it's like. If that alarm goes off at three that's far too early, that's flight to Spain time isn't it.

'I get up now about 5.30am/ 5.45am, which is essentially a lie in and I feel great, I feel refreshed and I really enjoy the job I do.

'By Wednesday I was, like, full zombie mode. And also you get really emotional. By Wednesday I was like, end of the show, you are like, in the toilets just crying.

'Anything sets you off. Someone says something nice about your trousers and you are like [fake cries].

'Not everyday [he cried], but I think you just get a little bit emotional when you are sleep deprived.'