Naga was paid between £5,000 and £10,000 for hosting
Naga Munchetty has earned an extra £25,000 in one month away from her BBC Breakfast presenting duties.
She takes home over £345,000 in her BBC wages, making Naga one of the broadcaster’s highest-earning presenters.
Naga presents the show alongside Charlie Stayt from Thursday to Saturday.
Presenters are allowed to pick up extra earnings by being hired at after-dinner speeches, hosting Q&A sessions for firms and handing out awards at corporate events.
Staff disclose their extra earnings to BBC bosses and the amounts are published by the corporation under transparency rules.
According to the latest BBC External Events Register, Naga was paid between £5,000 and £10,000 for hosting a Veuve Cliquot awards ceremony in London on June 13, 2024.
At the event, she also anchored the Bold Woman Award.
On June 16, she earned up to £5,000 for hosting an event for an organisation called Stardust.
Naga also earned between £5,000 and £10,000 for being an interviewer for software firm NICE Systems on June 25.
The presenter previously explained how she works hard for her salary and has to be in the BBC Breakfast studio by 4:50 am.
She then plays golf to unwind.
On a typical day, Naga Munchetty said:
“My first alarm is at 3:45 and I’m in the BBC Breakfast studio by 4:50.
“I’m a terrible prevaricator. As a kid, my mum would have to physically pull me from my bed.
“My first thought is always: how long can I stay here before I have to drag my arse to the gym?
“I haven’t worn anything in bed since I was about 16.
“There’s something very luxurious and freeing about being naked and having clean sheets around you.
“I never wear make-up outside work – I’m quite lazy.”
“I’ll rock up to Broadcasting House in jeans and trainers and a roll neck jumper, have porridge and a cup of tea at my desk, then we’re on air from 11 to 1 pm.”
On her enjoyment of golf, Naga explained:
“In summer I neglect my friends because the golf course beckons.
“On a perfect day, I could be back home and teeing off at 3 pm.
“My handicap is 6.1 but as long as the other person isn’t an utter d**k who chats on about their own swing when I want to talk about mine.
“I’m quite blunt – I’ll happily play with anyone. I love the chat and the wine afterwards.
“But I’ll also happily whack my headphones in and find great joy playing on my own. Golf is a completely selfish pastime.”
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