BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent was missing from the start of Wednesday’s show

BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent caused a stir among her colleagues after she was noticeably absent at the beginning of Wednesday’s programme.

On the morning of May 14, Jon Kay found himself flying solo for the initial 15 minutes as his usual co-host, Sally, was yet to arrive.

Jon, before passing the baton to weather expert Carol Kirkwood for the day’s first forecast update, informed the audience he could hear Sally’s “footsteps” approaching the studio and suggested she would soon be there to fill in the details.

Once Carol finished her segment, Sally finally appeared. She expressed her regrets for being tardy by saying, “Hi, I made it, everyone. Morning Carol! It’s so nice to be here. Sorry, I’m a little bit late!”

The show’s co-host Jon expressed his concern by asking, “A little bit of drama, are you alright?”

Sally Nugent was unable to reach the set in time(Image: (Image: BBC))

Sally explained: “Oh, Jon, yeah, I’m ok, thank you. I got stuck in a car. You know where our studios are, it’s by the Quays, there’s lots of water and bridges, I got stuck because a bridge came up to let two boats through and the bridge couldn’t close again,” reports the Express.

She went on to describe the ordeal: “So there have been lots of people trying to close the bridge. People in high-vis jackets pointing at it, staring at it. So that took about 40 minutes.”

To add to the day’s misadventures, Jon recounted: “You were the best part of an hour. Sally was texting me like ‘I can’t get out, I can’t leave the car!'”

Sally explained what took place to her co-stars(Image: (Image: BBC))

Sally opened up about her frantic morning experience, revealing that her colleague John Watson came to the rescue and accompanied her across the bridge to ensure she got to work safely.

Viewers quickly noticed Sally’s temporary absence, with one playfully commenting on social media: “Has Sally Nugent slept in or has she just had enough of working with Jon Kay?”.

Another viewer remarked: “Was wondering why Jon was on his own at the start of the programme.”

Not only did Sally share her ordeal on air, but she also took to Instagram to post about her challenging morning, uploading a photo of the closed bridge with the simple caption “stuck.”