
Naga Munchetty has been recognised for her efforts to raise awareness about the need of blood donation.
On Friday afternoon, shortly after anchoring the show, the BBC Breakfast presenter, 48, tweeted a video from a hospital bed inside a medical clinic.
She described exactly what she was doing in it.
‘I’ve just done the Breakfast shift and just nipped in to the donor centre to give some blood and it will over in about 15 to 20 minutes,’ she said while speaking to the camera.
‘I’m feeling good but the thing that makes me feel most good is that hopefully this will help save someone’s life.
‘So why not hey? Have a lovely day!’
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She captioned the video: “’Good morning! @bbcbreakfast work done. Now giving a little bit of me to hopefully make someone’s day a bit better in the future.’
Many individuals praised her for revealing what she’d been up to, which served as a reminder to others to roll up their sleeves whenever possible.
‘Lovely Naga on the money, it’s a great feeling giving a pint of the red stuff. Something so easy for most of us can truly make a difference to someone else,’ one person commented.
‘Thank you, and thank you too everyone else who donates blood. I needed five units back in 2015, and I might not be here without the people who donated that blood. Forever grateful,’ someone else wrote.
Another added: ‘Good work Naga, and hopefully seeing this will convince others to do it!’
Who can donate blood?
To donate blood you will need to:
- be generally fit and well
- be aged between 17 and 65
- weigh between 7 stone 12 lbs and 25 stone
- have suitable veins
- meet all donor eligibility criteria
For more information, go to https://www.blood.co.uk/
Naga revealed details of her illness earlier this year, revealing how adenomyosis has affected her daily life.
Naga disclosed the horrific amounts of pain she’d been experiencing on BBC Radio 5, which she described as ‘taking her breath away’ at times.
The uterine lining is discovered deep into the muscle of the uterus in this situation.
The diagnosis came after ‘decades of excruciating, heavy periods’ that caused her to ‘pass out, sweat, scream, moan, groan, and curl up in a tight ball’ until the pain subsided.
BBC Breakfast airs from 6am on weekdays on BBC One.