Naga Munchetty in fresh BBC row after getting 'special treatment' for new 5 Live breakfast show role

There is uproar at the BBC over "special treatment" given to Naga Munchetty for her new “plum” breakfast job, according to reports.Now sources at the BBC have told the Mirror there is "consternation" behind the scenes at 5 Live over the Corporation’s handling of her move.There is reportedly uproar over the fact that "shoo-in" for the role Munchetty has negotiated a deal to present three days in the Salford studio in Manchester, and two days a week from London near her Hertfordshire home.It comes as her prospective co-presenter will be expected to do five days a week in Salford. A source said: “Many don't feel that is particularly fair, and that bosses have afforded her special treatment." Naga Munchetty on BBC Breakfast BBCBBC sources told the Mirror that it was not unusual for 5 Live presenters to broadcast from different locations across the UK, and that it was normal for both established presenters to move between programmes and different presenting combinations to be tested.Munchetty's critics are also said to have "raised eyebrows" over the job advert to work alongside her amid the bullying row while she was on BBC Breakfast.The advert for the “chief presenter” lists a number of attributes needed for the role including a “warm personality with the ability to see the funny side of life", the Mirror reports.Read MoreMunchetty, who was not presenting the show on Saturday, was accused last year of being “hard” and “bullying” her coworkers and came under fire for two alleged incidents over a three-year period, according to a number of sources.One source said: “The wording of the ad has raised a few eyebrows given all the hoo-ha on BBC Breakfast.”Munchetty currently presents BBC Breakfast alongside Charlie Stayt every Thursday to Saturday, having joined the show in 2009. Munchetty currently presents BBC Breakfast alongside Charlie StaytBBC Breakfast In 2022, she allegedly used a crude word for a sex act and asked a colleague if they had done it.The exact comment hasn’t been reported, however one source claimed it was, “crass, inappropriate and wildly unprofessional,” and added: “The person felt embarrassed.”Munchetty was also accused of bullying a woman last year, with The Sun claiming she allegedly accused a younger staffer of stealing, without presenting evidence.“It was humiliating. There was no evidence, no apology. The woman left not long after, completely demoralised,” an insider said.In a separate alleged incident, Munchetty was accused of telling off an intern over the quality of her Marmite on toast.It was later claimed the broadcaster assigned watchdogs to keep a close eye on Munchetty in the studios while the probe took place and she was allowed to remain on-air but would have members of production monitoring her.Munchetty was accused of being ‘rude’ to Carol Kirkwood (right)BBCThe investigation has since been “quietly closed”, The Sun reported. The outcome was never made public.After the backlash, sources insisted the pair are “close personal friends”.Additionally, she was said to have been on frosty terms with her co-host Stayt.Munchetty said of her BBC Breakfast departure: “Presenting a flagship programme on 5 Live is an opportunity that was simply too good to pass up. It will take a huge amount of work and require 100% of my focus and energy, and I'm really looking forward to throwing myself into the role.“Between now and January, I'll continue presenting the two programmes I love. I'm sure there will be plenty of news to cover, and it will very much be business as usual."Her Radio 5 Live predecessor Burden said she was “really sad” and struggling to “keep it together” as she announced hers and Edwards’ exit on Tuesday. “I have some news to share, with you, ah, I really need to try and keep it together,” the broadcaster said on their show.“I said I’d keep it together! We have been working together on 5 Live Breakfast for five years now, and I have been co-presenting this show for over 15 years. And I have loved, I think, almost every single minute of it.“But we have both been thinking a lot in recent months about what comes next, and I guess how we meet sort of shifting priorities in our lives.”She revealed they would be stepping down from the Breakfast show in December, but Burden would still be working at 5 Live and is “never leaving this place”.