BBC Breakfast’s Carol Kirkwood Surprised by Colleagues with Birthday Serenade Live On Air

BBC Breakfast weather presenter Carol Kirkwood was left stunned as she was surprised by her co-stars Jon Kay and Sally Nugent who sang Happy Birthday to her live on air.

The Scots presenter who is celebrating her 62nd birthday today was flooded with supportive and congratulatory messages from viewers after her surprise on the show. As Sally and Jon transitioned to the weather segment this morning, they immediately began singing upon Carol’s appearance on screen.

The BBC star, who originally hails from the village of Morar in Inverness-shire, appeared surprised but delighted by the gesture, breaking into laughter as the singing continued.

Sally exclaimed: ‘Morning Carol!’ to which Carol responded: ‘Bless you both. Thank you! You took me by surprise completely, but how melodic.’ ‘Thank you and good morning everyone,’ she added cheerfully.

Fans quickly took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to send their well wishes to the beloved BBC icon. BBC Meteorologist Matt Taylor shared a charming selfie of the two of them laughing together on social media, captioning it: ‘Happy birthday to the best of friends …partner in crime …colleague …and wonderful human being!’

‘Not the clearest of photos, but sums up the fun I have with @carolkirkwood. Happy birthday lovely!’ A fan club dedicated to Carol re-shared the post, captioning it: ‘ Happy birthday to @carolkirkwood! Join in if you know the words!’

In the comments section of both posts, Carol was inundated with warm wishes from her fans. One admirer commented: ‘Happy Birthday Carol, hope you have an awesome day.’ Another fan expressed: ‘Happy Birthday Carol… Have a lovely day xx.’

A third follower chimed in: ‘Happy Birthday @carolkirkwood have a wonderful and fabulous day lovely.’ A fourth added: ‘Happy Birthday Carol You are a national treasure. Oh and thank you for the beautiful sunshine in the Portsmouth area this morning. Have a wonderful day #BBCBreakfast #Happybirthdaycarol’