BBC south Asian presenter Naga Munchetty in British Vogue...

BBC Breakfast presenter, Naga Munchetty has been interviewed for the February edition of British Vogue. She is only one of a handful of south Asian women to grace the pages of Vogue. The feature came hot on the heels of the BBC crisis in which she was criticised for comments she made live on-air about one of Donald' Trump’s tweets about four female politicians of colour.

Referring to Democrat politicians Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib, President Trump wrote; "Why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came”. When asked by co-presenter, Dan Walker, how she, as a woman of colour felt about the comment, Munchetty said; “"Every time I have been told, as a woman of colour, to go back to where I came from, that was embedded in racism. Now I'm not accusing anyone of anything here, but you know what certain phrases mean."

One viewer complained to the BBC about the statement and on the grounds that the BBC's editorial guidelines "do not allow for journalists to... give their opinions about the individual making the remarks or their motives for doing so - in this case President Trump", the news company decided to partially uphold the complaint. However strong public backlash and fierce support from those around her meant the BBC overturned its ruling.

In her Vogue interview, Munchetty describes what it felt like to brave this storm and how as a journalist, it was bewildering to be the one causing the news. She also talks candidly about her experience with racism growing up and how that influenced her to speak up and respond truthfully to the question about Trump.

It is a quietly brave interview in which Munchetty is honest, strong and holds her head high. Her words about having to work hard despite everything and not wanting to rock the boat will resonate with south Asians everywhere. It’s an important and necessary piece of journalism. Make sure you get a copy!