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Carol Kirkwood Bids Farewell to BBC Breakfast After 28 Years

Her send-off included a surprise honor from the Royal Horticultural Society.

Overview

  • The long-serving weather presenter signed off during Wednesday's final show with a montage of highlights, celebrity messages, and an unexpected on-air visit from her husband, Steve Randall.
  • She told viewers the decision was hers and said she was not being pushed out, joking that she might still turn up on Monday after 28 years of pre-dawn starts.
  • Kirkwood said she plans to spend more time with her husband, travel, and continue writing, adding that the first thing she will do is switch off her early alarm.
  • During recent coverage from RHS Wisley, the RHS and Met Office revealed the site’s official weather station will be renamed the Carol Kirkwood Weather Site.
  • Following the farewell, some viewers criticized co-host Naga Munchetty’s teasing remarks on air, with posts on social media voicing discomfort over the tone.