Who is the real Naga Munchetty? An inside look at the Streatham-born TV presenter's life

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty is a household name across the UK, having become a mainstay on our screens for the best part of two decades.

However, recently she has come under fire for allegedly bullying a junior staffer, according to The Sun, with scrutiny rising over the internal culture of the broadcasting house.

But who is the real Naga Munchetty and do we know about her?

Full name, Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah, she grew up in Streatham, South London and now works as a TV presenter and newsreader.

Her mum, Muthu, is from India and her father from Mauritius. The pair met while working in Wales where her mother was training to be a dentist and her father to be a nurse. They went on to marry and have two daughters, Naga and her sister.

Munchetty went to school at Graveney School in Tooting before going on to the University of Leeds to study English language and Literature, graduating in 1997.

Munchetty’s first job was woking as a journalist on the City pages of the Evening Standard. She also worked on the Business section of the Observer, before moving to an agency where her television career began.

She worked as a reporter for Reuters Financial Television, before leaving for a bigger tole as a senior producer for CNBC Europe.

From there she went to be a business producer and reporter for Channel 4 News as well as working a presenter on Bloomberg Television.

It was during this role that she caught the eye of the BBC, joining Working Lunch as a presenter in 2008.

She now reports from the City for BBC News, and has has presented early morning bulletins on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. She is a regular presenter on BBC One's Breakfast show and hosts an 11am-2pm programme from Monday to Wednesday on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Munchetty was diagnosed with adenomyosis in September 2022 and revealed her diagnosis during her BBC Radio 5 Live programme in May 2023.

Adenomyosis is more commonly diagnosed in women over the age of 30. It can affect anyone who has periods.