BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty earned approximately £18,000 from external engagements during the first half of 2024, averaging around £3,000 per month, according to the broadcaster’s quarterly register of outside earnings. These activities included appearances at private events, speaking engagements, and panel discussions.

Half of the reported income stemmed from work with Soho House, an exclusive members’ club, where Munchetty conducted monthly private events from January to June. Her roles included interviewing and hosting panel discussions, for which she received payments of up to £5,000 per event. In addition to Soho House, Munchetty earned fees from other organisations such as Women in Film & TV (UK) and US-based Sysco, the world’s largest food distributor. For Sysco and a Soho House event in June, she was paid up to £5,000 each. In May, she earned up to £1,000 for interviewing at a Women in Film & TV event, and in February she received a similar amount for moderating a debate on The PR Network podcast “Just Curious,” which focused on interviewing techniques and journalistic discipline.

In January, Munchetty hosted a panel discussion on access to the creative industries at Soho House in Manchester, joining notable figures including musician Peter Hook and Soho House CEO Andrew Carnie. She was paid up to £5,000 for the session. The previous week, she took part in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai, delivering a talk on her book *It’s Probably Nothing*, which explores her experiences with healthcare and gender bias in the medical field. Tickets for the event were priced at £15, and Munchetty earned up to £1,000 for the one-hour appearance. It remains unclear if travel and accommodation expenses were covered separately.

Munchetty, 51, ranks among the BBC’s highest-paid presenters, earning between £360,000 and £364,999 annually. Last year, reports indicated that she made up to £56,000 from external work on top of her BBC salary, including up to £10,000 for charity involvement.

The BBC tightened its rules on presenters’ secondary income in 2020, implementing a register to track outside earnings amid concerns over impartiality. These regulations remained largely unchanged until July 2024, when BBC chairman Samir Shah announced that outside work leveraging a presenter’s BBC profile would be considered when negotiating pay.

Munchetty recently announced she will leave BBC Breakfast after a 17-year tenure. Her departure followed an internal investigation into her conduct, including a reported formal inquiry into allegations of bullying a junior staff member. She is set to begin a new role as co-presenter of Radio 5 Live Breakfast in January 2025.