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Naga Munchetty has been flooded with support from fans after she posted an emotional video from hospital.
The BBC Breakfast presenter broke away from her usual spot on the iconic red sofa to share a look at what she’s been up to recently.
The 47-year-old telly favourite shared a moving video of her recent visit to Great Ormond Street hospital on her Instagram.
The clip was originally posted by BBC5 Live, but Naga shared it with her 57k followers on her own page to ensure it was seen far and wide.
The caption for the clip read: "Last year, Alyssa became the first person in the world to receive a ground-breaking treatment for leukaemia.
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Naga Munchetty spent the day with young cancer survivor Alyssa (@tvnaga/Instagram)"Naga spent the day with her at Great Ormond St to meet the people that saved her life and she got a surprise from a couple of furry friends."
Alyssa – a cancer survivor – is seen meeting Naga after receiving life-changing treatment for leukaemia in the video.
They were seen spending the day together playing with therapy dogs as Alyssa explained the experience “uplifted” her spirits following her gruelling treatment.
Fans of the BBC host rushed to the comments section of the post to praise Naga and Alyssa.
"Aww bless her Naga, this is so sweet!" one penned.
Another wrote: "Wonderful news what a strong young lady with great courage."
Alyssa was left 'uplifted' by the experience (@tvnaga/Instagram)A third said: "We owe so much to people that never get recognised. Thank you all,” while a fourth wrote: "Bless her heart."
The heart-warming clip came after just hours after Naga and some of her co-stars from BBC Breakfast bid farewell to one of their colleagues who left the show this week.
The heartwarming clip caught the attention of Naga's fans (@tvnaga/Instagram)The presenter commented on the departure of colleague Kate Varley, who had been a producer and journalist on the BBC show for almost five years.
Kate took to Twitter on Friday (February 3) to share a photo of herself among some of her colleagues from the breakfast show, with the group seen sat on the iconic red sofa.
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The photo showed Kate sat in the middle of the sofa, surrounded by colleagues from the show. They included presenters Naga, Charlie Stayt, 60, and Mike Bushell, 57.
Naga was among those who reacted to the post, with her having written in a reply on the platform this week: "You will be greatly missed. 1 more to go..."