Departing BBC presenter reveals state of studio carpet

Dan Walker recently announced that he is leaving BBC Breakfast to join Channel 5 news. After revealing this news, he posted a video on social media that showed the shocking state of the BBC Breakfast studio carpet, which had a large, dark stain coming from beneath the program’s red sofa.

Walker said on the video:

“Well, welcome to the world of the strange BBC Breakfast stain.”

A shocked woman is then heard on the video asking Walker what the stain was, before he burst out laughing.

Walker has been a BBC Breakfast presenter for six years. After he left, his place on the red sofa was taken by Sally Nugent, who made no mention of the stain, and neither was the stain seen by viewers, as the camera operators avoided angles that showed the carpet in front of the sofa.

High-quality carpets in Wrexham and North Wales homes should last a long time if they are regularly cleaned. If there is a stain in front of a sofa like the BBC Breakfast one, it could be hidden by moving the sofa forwards; however, it is better to use one of the several cleaning products on the market that are formulated to remove stubborn carpet stains. Spray the cleaning solution on the stain, leave for a few minutes, then blot.

Carpets should be cleaned at least once a year by a professional carpet cleaning service, more often in commercial areas with high footfall. If a stain is too stubborn, the carpet should be replaced.