Naga Munchetty Biography
Naga Munchetty is a British TV Presenter/Anchor working for BBC News as a presenter for BBC Live from Monday to Wednesday and BBC Breakfast from Thursday to Saturday. BBC Breakfast happens to Unite Kingdom’s most popular breakfast show.
Naga Munchetty Date of Birth / Birthday
Munchetty was born on the 25t of February 1975 in Streatham, South London. She is 46 years old as of 2021.
Naga Munchetty Measurements/Height
She stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 4 inches.
Naga Munchetty Partner/ Husband
She is married to her loving husband, James Haggar. James happens to be an ITV Broadcast consultant and the two tied the knot in the year 2007. However, before this, she was in a relationship with Jonny Hansen, who is a former Norwegian footballer, but unfortunately, the duo broke up.
Naga Munchetty Kids/Children
Munchetty prefers to keep information about whether or not she has any children away from the public hence it is not known if she has any children at the moment. However, we will update the information once it’s available.
Naga Munchetty Relatives/ Family
She is the daughter of her loving parents, Muthu Munchetty, her mother who is a native of Tamil Nadu, India, and her father who is Mauritian. In addition, she has a sister named Mimi whom she shares no information about.
Naga Munchetty Schooling/Education
While in school, her favorite subject was Maths. However, her love for reading won out and she later studied English at Leeds University. Later on, she went ahead to take a post-graduate degree in Newspaper Journalism.
Naga Munchetty Profession
Asides from keeping the viewers informed, she also loves answering questions and posing questions that viewers have. In addition, she has been able to tackle countless political heavyweights which include David Cameron, Tony Blair, and Hillary Clinton. Additionally, she also enjoys the lighter side of her job which is interviewing her favorite celebrities such as Benedict Cumberbatch, and Mick Jagger.
Munchetty is pushed by challenges hence she has been able to notch up some big sporting achievements. The year 2008 saw her take up golf and she now plays off a handicap of 9. Naga also ran in the 2013 London Marathon and cycled for about 100 km for the Ride Night in the year 2015.
Away from sports, she has also appeared on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in the year 2016 and was also working as a judge on the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2016.
Her post-graduate degree led her to her first job which was writing for the city pages. She wrote for them at The Observer and The Evening Standard.
For her first television job, she worked for Reuters Financial Television. Later on, she moved to CNBC Europe, Channel 4 News, and Bloomberg Television. For her authoritative coverage of major stories such as the US Federal Reserve’s introduction of “quantitative easing,” and the collapse of Northern Rock helped her win many fans before she joined BBC Working Lunch Team in the year 2008.
Naga Munchetty Income
Munchetty receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Naga Munchetty Net Worth
Through Munchetty’s career as a Presenter/Anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1million and $1.5 million.
Naga Munchetty Facebook and Twitter
Munchetty is active on her social media accounts. She has about 4,930 followers on her Facebook Page and about 270,885 on her Twitter account.