BBC BREAKFAST star Sally Nugent was left hiding her face after a brutal swipe at Jon Kay, implying he could be overweight.
The beloved presenter, 51, was co-presenting Monday’s show alongside Jon Kay.
Both journalists brought viewers the latest news from across the country and the world.
During the programme, Sally read a newspaper article about how eggs can make people, especially men, happy and less angry.
Sally remarked: “Jon is never angry never ever, ever.”
Jon replied: “That’s because I eat loads of eggs.”
Sally continued: “The body uses a compound inside the eggs to make serotonin – of course – the chemical that makes us all feel happy.
“You’re happy every day, you must eat a lot of scrambled eggs on your way to work.
“They studied 168 men from 35 to 55 who’d been referred for aggression counseling by work.
“Their diets were compared to those colleagues who had not been referred.”
Sally then looked at Jon and said added: “The more aggressive men were found to be fatter and heavier…”
Jon interrupted: “Sorry you looked at me then!”
Sally quickly responded: “No… I didn’t know where to look at all!”
She hid her face with the newspaper and went on to say: “If you have more protein, particularly from eggs, it makes you happier.”
Jon then suggested: “Right, I think we’ll leave that there.”
This comes after the latest BBC annual report that revealed both stars’ salaries.
Sally appeared to make slightly less (between £178,000-184,999) than her co-presenter Jon (£185,000-189,000), despite hosting more editions of the programme than him.
The corporation’s income from the licence fee was down from £3.8bn to £3.74bn, which the BBC said was due to flat licence fee pricing and a decline in paid-for TV licences.
BBC Breakfast airs weekdays from 6am on BBC One.
