BBC Breakfast’s Nina Warhurst hit out at her co-star Ben Thompson for dropping the ‘c-word’ live on air just minutes into the latest live show.

Ben and Sarah Campbell were sat on the famous red sofa when Nina joined them to discuss Buy Now, Pay Later schemes during Wednesday’s episode.

During the segment, Nina informed viewers that debt charities and the new Labour government are calling for tighter rules to be put in place to protect those using the scheme.

As the conversation came to a close, Ben said: ‘It’s really important and dare I say it, people will be thinking about Christmas presents and things like that won’t they? and spending now and maybe spreading that out?’

Nina quipped: ‘I can’t believe you’ve mentioned the c-word. It’s August.’

BBC Breakfast’s Nina Warhurst hit out at her co-star Ben Thompson for dropping the ‘c-word’ live on air just minutes into the latest live show

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Ben and Sarah Campbell were sat on the famous red sofa when Nina joined them to discuss Buy Now, Pay Later schemes during Wednesday’s episode

Ben added: ‘It’s not that long,’ with Nina joking: ‘Someone is more organised than I am.’

It comes after BBC Breakfast saw two presenters replaced in yet another hosting shake-up  on Tuesday.

The programme’s Monday to Wednesday presenters John Kay and Sally Nugent were nowhere to be found, as the breakfast show continues making changes for the Olympics.

Instead, Ben Thompson and Sarah Thompson took the helm on the red sofa and read Tuesday’s top stories.

And that was not the only change – the BBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games began at 6:45am on BBC One, which meant BBC breakfast was forced to switch to BBC Two mid-broadcast.

The breakfast show followed the same format last week and had been criticised for cutting out vital segments like the local news and weather reports.

Furthermore, Ben’s replacement John is normally paired with Luxmy Gopal, rather than Sarah.

It comes after just Sally, 52, was replaced at the end of July , with Jon, 54, presenting with Nina Warhurst (right) instead.

It came just a day after fans of the show were left livid as Ben Thompson stood in for Jon on Tuesday.

The programme’s Monday to Wednesday presenters John Kay and Sally Nugent were nowhere to be found on Tuesday, as the breakfast show continues making changes for the Olympics

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And that was not the only change – the BBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games began at 6:45am on BBC One, which meant BBC breakfast was forced to switch to BBC Two mid-broadcast

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It comes after just Sally, 52, was replaced at the end of July, with Jon, 54, presenting with Nina Warhurst (right) instead

BBC Breakfast failed to mention why Sally was missing on Wednesday’s show.

However, despite the change – some viewers felt Nina did a great job as she spoke about the tragic stabbings in Southport as part of the headline news.

Just days before, the programme was again pulled from BBC One halfway through the show and moving to BBC Two to make way for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games coverage.

But the show being cut short and downgraded to a smaller channel wasn’t all that made fans fume.

Fans branded the interview segment ‘disgraceful and disappointing,’ as they claimed that Ben addressed the politician with an ‘aggressive tone’.

The Chancellor was on the current affairs programme to talk about her decision to end winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits, amongst other topics.