‘I’m just glad it wasn’t a SWAN!’ BBC Breakfast’s Jon Kay jokes after being ‘splatted’ by pigeon live on air and changing his jacket – as weather presenter Carol Kirkwood suggests ‘trying a wet wipe’

• New BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay was ‘splatted’ on by a pigeon on air
• Kay, who took over role previously held by Dan Walker, left with a sullied jacket
• After the fouling, Kay asked weather presenter how best to clean his linen suit
• But he then changed into a dark jacket to present the rest of the programme

New BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay got a unwelcome start in his new role this morning after a he was ‘splatted’ on by a pigeon live on air.

Kay, who was last week announced as the new regular presenter on BBC Breakfast from Monday to Wednesday, was presenting from Cambridge wearing a beige linen suit when the incident happened.

After asking weather presenter Carol Kirkwood for her top tips on keeping cool during the heatwave, he said: ‘Carol, have you got any tips for removing bird poo from linen jackets? Because I’ve just been splatted by a pigeon…’

While going to wipe his jacket collar and asking: ‘Do I go in with the wet..?’ Kirkwood suggested: ‘Try one of these wet wipes things, it might spread it a wee bit, but if you use a few…’

Hull-born Kay, 52, added: ‘It could get messy couldn’t it? I’m slightly anxious about doing this. I’ve also got another jacket – maybe we’ll go for that option for now and hit the the dry cleaners a bit later.’

As he ended his segment, he quipped: ‘I’m going off to dab my jacket and will try get that sorted, in the meantime, I’m just glad it wasn’t a swan, to be honest, it was just a pigeon.’

From the studio, presenter Nina Warhurst told Kay that while it may not feel like it, ‘that delivery is considered good luck!’

 After asking weather presenter Carol Kirkwood for her top tips on keeping cool during the heatwave, he said: ‘Carol, have you got any tips for removing bird poo from linen jackets?’

Kay was last week announced as the new regular presenter on BBC Breakfast from Monday to Wednesday

Kay changed into a dark jacket following the incident to present the rest of the programme.

Meanwhile, as the heatwave sweeps across England, Kirkwood’s tips for keeping cool were: ‘Keep hydrated, first of all, make sure you drink plenty of water, stay off the alcohol and the caffeine, if you can.’

Speaking just after 7am on Monday morning, Kirkwood added: ‘When it’s early in the morning, like now, open your windows and doors, let the cooler air in, but you’re going to have to close them again.

‘Close your curtains to keep the hot air that’s coming our way right out, walk in the shade if you have to be out, avoid the hours of 11am-3pm and don’t leave animals or people in parked, closed cars… I think these would probably be my top tips, Jon.’

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