Naga Munchetty Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Naga Munchetty

• Her mother is from Tamil Nadu, India, and her father is from Mauritius.

• Her parents met when they were studying in Wales. Her mother was training to be a dentist, and her father was training to be a nurse.

• In 1974, they got married in London without telling or getting permission from their parents.

• Her mother had dreams about snakes during her pregnancy, so she named her daughter ‘Naga’ because it means cobra.

• While growing up, Naga Munchetty did not like her name. She once thought about changing it from ‘Naga’ to ‘Nadia,’ but she never did.

• She and her sister used to call their grandparents over the phone.

• They often exchanged letters, but she met her mother’s parents in India when she was eight years old.

• She visited her father’s parents in Mauritius when she was twelve years old.
  

  A Teenage Picture of Naga Munchetty

• Her parents wanted her to become a lawyer or a doctor as they had faced difficulties in life and wanted her to have a secure future.

• When Naga Munchetty said that she wanted to study English literature at a university, then her mother asked,
  

  What are you going to do with that – become a poet?”

• After completing her formal education, she began working as a journalist for the City Pages of the London Evening Standard.

• She also worked on the Business Section of The Observer.

• Naga Munchetty then started her television career as a reporter for Reuters Financial Television.

• Later, she worked as a senior producer at CNBC Europe, a business producer and reporter for Channel 4 News, and a presenter on Bloomberg Television.

• After marrying ITV broadcast consultant James Haggar in 2007, she moved to Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.

• In October 2008, she joined the news show Working Lunch and worked until it ended in July 2010.
  

  Naga Munchetty in an episode of the news show Working Lunch

• In August 2010, she started presenting early morning news on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News.

• She has worked as a presenter on the show BBC Breakfast.

• In September 2010, Naga Munchetty co-hosted the show The Spending Review – The South Today Debate on BBC One with Sally Taylor.

• On 31 October 2010, she presented the show Paranormal Investigation: Live on Living for Halloween.

• She has hosted the radio show Money Box, which aired on Radio 4.

• Naga Munchetty has reported on financial news for BBC News. She covered major stories like the Budget and the Pre-Budget Report.

• She is a golfer with a handicap of nine.  In October 2012, she won the Hertfordshire de Paula Cup at Bishop’s Stortford Golf Club.

• She is a committee member at Moor Park Golf Club which hosts its annual Charity Golf Day in June.
  

  Naga Munchetty while playing golf

• On 2 January 2013, she won the reality show Celebrity Mastermind, which aired on BBC One and BBC Two.
  

  Naga Munchetty in a still from the show Celebrity Mastermind

• In 2013, she participated in the London Marathon.

• In 2014, Naga Munchetty narrated the BBC documentary Fear and Faith in Paris. The documentary explored anti-Semitic attacks in Paris and their effects on the Jewish community in France.

• In 2015, she cycled 100 kilometres for Ride the Night.
  

  Naga Munchetty during her participation in a cycling competition

• In June 2016, she replaced Sian Williams as the presenter of Sunday Morning Live on BBC One.

• In 2017, she left the show, and Emma Barnett and Sean Fletcher took over her position.
  

  Naga Munchetty on the poster of the news show Sunday Morning Live

• On 26 August 2016, Naga Munchetty presented an episode of the show Newsnight on BBC Two.

• She participated as a contestant on the dance reality show Strictly Come Dancing Season 14, whcih aired on BBC One. She was partnered with Pasha Kovalev. She was voted out in week four on 16 October 2016.
  

  Naga Munchetty while participating as a contestant in the dancing show Strictly Come Dancing

• In October 2017, she co-presented Britain’s show Classroom Heroes with Sean Fletcher.

• In 2017, Naga Munchetty appeared on the CBBC sketch show Class Dismissed. She played a fictional version of herself as a Media Studies teacher who acts like a newsreader.

• In July 2018, she interviewed David Attenborough on BBC Breakfast. The interview went viral for being awkward.

• Attenborough was invited to discuss the Big Butterfly Count, but Munchetty asked about the royal family and the RRS Sir David Attenborough.

• Attenborough looked unimpressed and dismissed most of her questions.
  

  Naga Munchetty while interviewing David Attenborough

• In July 2019, while hosting the show BBC Breakfast with Dan Walker, Naga Munchetty reacted to a comment by Donald Trump. In the comment, he was telling his opponents to ‘go back’ to where they came from. She said,
  

  Every time I have been told, as a woman of colour, to go back to where I came from, that was embedded in racism. Now I’m not accusing anyone of anything here, but you know what certain phrases mean.”

• In September 2019, the BBC stated that she had broken its guidelines by criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump for alleged racism.

• The BBC faced criticism for entertaining complaints about Munchetty’s comments.

• Many public figures like Lenny Henry and Adrian Lester signed an open letter asking the BBC to rethink its order.

• On 30 September 2019, a noted media house, The Guardian, reported that the complaint also mentioned her co-host Dan Walker, but the BBC’s executive complaints unit (ECU) did not focus on his comments.

• Later that day, BBC Director-General Tony Hall personally reviewed the case and cancelled the decision.

• In January 2021, Naga Munchetty began working as a presenter on the Radio 5 show from 10 am to 1 pm, Monday to Wednesday. She replaced Emma Barnett, who shifted to Radio 4’s show Woman’s Hour.
  

  Naga Munchetty while working at Radio 5

• In 2022, Naga Munchetty appeared on the BBC quiz show The Weakest Link on Boxing Day.

• In September 2022, she was diagnosed with adenomyosis and shared the news on BBC Radio 5 Live in May 2023.

• She hosted the show Have I Got News for You on 2 June 2023 and again on 8 December 2023.
  

  Naga Munchetty in a still from the show Have I Got News for You

• In 2023, on her podcast, she shared her mother’s reaction when she revealed that she did not want children. Naga Munchetty said,
  

  My mother was heartbroken when I told her that we weren’t going to have children.”

  She added in the same conversation that she never wanted children. She said,

  We never tried and I never miscarried. We just never really wanted them. We kept putting the decision off, then life got better for us, we became more selfish … and just didn’t find the time.”

• She plays jazz trumpet and classical piano.

• Naga Munchetty is a trustee of the local theatre, Watersmeet, and a governor at St Joan of Arc Catholic School in Rickmansworth.

• She published her debut book ‘It’s Probably Nothing’ in January 2025.
  

  The cover of the book It’s Probably Nothing (2025)

• She is an animal lover and has a pet dog and a few pet cats. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.
  

  Naga Munchetty posing with her pet

• Naga Munchetty has been featured on the cover of many noted magazines and tabloids.
  

  Naga Munchetty on the cover of a magazine

• She is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
  

  Naga Munchetty (right) while enjoying alcoholic beverages with her friends

• She likes swimming and travelling to distant places in her free time.
  

  Naga Munchetty while practising swimming

• Naga Munchetty is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym regularly. She often shares pictures of her gym sessions on social media.
  

  Naga Munchetty with her fitness instructor Dan Moore