Naga Munchetty, 45, is best known for co-hosting the BBC’s weekday morning show, BBC Breakfast. The star presents the daytime programme alongside Dan Walker. Both of the popular TV hosts have made huge fortunes in their on-screen careers.
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Naga Munchetty, whose full name is Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah, is a British Indian television presenter, newsreader and journalist.
As well as her morning presenting duties alongside Walker, Naga regularly appears on Newsnight and Victoria Derbyshire.
However, the Streatham-born journalist originally started out in print, working for the London Evening Standard and then writing for the Business section of The Observer.
But it was Reuters Financial Television that gave Naga her big break, and the star has been on screen ever since.
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Since then, Naga has been a regular face on the BBC’s channels, including BBC News Channel and BBC World News before making her mark on the breakfast show.
The TV host is said to have made millions by working for the broadcaster.
Naga Munchetty net worth
Naga Munchetty is estimated to have a net worth of between £800,000 and £3.9million, according to Trend Celebs Now.
However, other sites such as Biography Day estimate her net worth to be closer to £9.5million.
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The outspoken presenter has previously made headlines after joining others in a complaint about BBC salaries.
Naga was one of more than 100 female employees at the BBC who made complaints against the corporation over equal pay in 2017.
In an interview with the Guardian, Naga confirmed that she, Louise Minchin, Dan Walker and Charlie Stayt are all paid equally, which was not the case before the complaint.
“The outcome is that all four main presenters of BBC Breakfast are paid equally for their work,” she said.
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“There are four main presenters who present three days a week, we do the same job, we have the same level of responsibility, the same expectation; we should be paid the same,” she continued.
When the BBC published details of all presenters that earned over £150,000 in 2018, Naga Munchetty was in the £190,000 – £194,999 bracket.
However, BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker’s pay was much higher.
But Naga’s co-star has spoken out to say this is down to all the other roles he has at the channel.
Naga was also the subject of headlines last year when she was accused of breaching editorial guidelines with a comment about President Donald Trump.
In The Guardian interview, said she was assured that her job was “was never under threat or in doubt” and commented on how the BBC handled it.
“Well, it’s done,” Naga said. “Tony Hall and I have had conversations since, very robust conversations, as I’ve had with other members of management.
“I was supported greatly by my family and friends and by my colleagues at the BBC.
“I’m not a victim in any shape or form. I think there was a process that needed to be gone through.
“I think lessons have been learned and things are improving. We’re learning all the time – the BBC learns, I learn, move on.”
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