BBC Breakfast: Louise Minchin snubbed by Charlie Stayt live on air 'Were you talking?'
BBC BREAKFAST host Charlie Stayt was caught looking off into the distance as Louise Minchin discussed the benefits of staring at nothing on the programme this morning.
BBC Breakfast: Louise catches Charlie 'staring into space'
The BBC Breakfast presenter could be seen staring at the studio as Louise read comments from viewers on the topic.
Of course Charlie’s snub was all part of a joke as he pretended to be thinking carefully about what Louise was saying.
Introducing the topic, Charlie explained: “We’re talking about the benefits this morning of staring aimlessly out into nothing.”
Louise: “Yes, staring.”
“It’s good for you, it’s good sometimes,” Charlie replied.
Louise continued: “The children’s laureate Lauren Childs said that children should be allowed to just stare into space.”
“And the benefits are?” Charlie asked.
Louise noted: “Creativity. Lisa, who is a teacher said, ‘What are a change from the days of marking down a teacher because one of her pupils was looking out of the window.
“Pupil not on task is what they called it, very happy to know it will be more realistic in future.’
“Sarah said, ‘When I was six years old I had an amazing teacher.
“She took us into the meadows and sat us under the trees. I still remember soft grass and dappled light. She’d read to us for the first half of the lessons then we’d close our eyes, lie down if we wanted to and imagine what we thought…’”
Louise then turned to Charlie who was staring off into space.
“Are you with me?” she asked. “No, he’s not.”
“‘What we thought would happen next. It was brilliant because it allowed our minds to wander undisturbed.’”
Charlie enquired: “Were you talking?”
“That’s mostly what Charlie does when I’m talking,” the 49-year-old told viewers.
Charlie was quick to note that staring into space was only appropriate at certain times.
He advised viewers who may have an exam today not to stare around the exam hall instead of focussing on their papers.
BBC Breakfast airs weekdays on BBC One at 6am.