BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent forced to correct co-host after Les Dennis blunder

03 October 2023 , 08:12

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BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent forced to correct co-host after Les Dennis blunder

BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent was compelled to correct her co-host Jon Kay live on air after he mistakenly referred to Strictly Come Dancing contestant Les Dennis by the incorrect name.

The comedian, aged 69, was the first to be eliminated from the 2023 series of the BBC dance competition on Sunday, following a dance-off with Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez, alongside his partner Nancy Xu. During Monday's edition of the morning show, Sally and Jon discussed Les' departure, but Jon erroneously referred to him as "Len Dennis", confusing him with their guest Lenny Henry.

Before showing a clip of Les and his dance partner Nancy Xu on the dance floor, Jon warned: "If you haven't watched last night's Strictly Come Dancing yet, here's a spoiler. We're going to tell you who was kicked out. So just close your ears and eyes for a couple of seconds."

"It was Les Dennis," Sally interjected. "The first to be voted out of this year's competition. This was his Samba with his partner Nancy Xu. It failed to get him through the first round of eliminations...I honestly thought he would be in it for a while."

BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent corrected her co-host Jon Kay after the blunder (BBC)

"But the standard is so high, isn't it?" Jon observed. "Some of them are too good. They're going to be like the professionals by week five. Some of them already are," Sally expressed with delight. "At least Len can have his Saturday night's at home now," Jon commented before Sally corrected his mistake. "Les," Sally rectified as Jon laughed: "Yes, I have got Lenny in my ear." Dismissing the error, Sally continued: "I still think Les will go and watch and take part in the group dances."

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When questioned by host Tess Daly about their experience on the show, Les responded: "I've had the best time, this lady has been amazing, a great teacher, she's really put me through my paces." Turning to Nancy, Les added: " I did as well as I could for you, I hope! That lot up there, I'm going to miss you so much. I

" really appreciate and understand the judge's point of view, thank you so much to Shirley for giving me a 10 for entertainment. I hope I've entertained, that's what I came here for. Strictly is the best and the people who put this on, you're just all amazing!"

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Charlotte McIntyre