‘Not this morning, it’s too raw’ begs Jon Kay as Sally Nugent bursts out laughing at death of beloved pet

JON Kay was left begging Sally Nugent to stop laughing at him as he opened up about his dead rabbit.

The moment saw Sally giggle in his face on BBC Breakfast as he discussed his deceased pet, Hazel.

He confessed it was still "raw" when his co-star failed to hold back her laghs.

The moment came on the BBC's morning offering as the two stars discussed the day's newspaper headlines.

Sally and Jon were reading up on a story about pet retailers banning the sale of rabbits over the Easter period.

Jon told his co-host that pet stores had seen a rise in the purchase of rabbits over the Easter weekend but then owners being unable to keep them for life.

The furry animals are often left abandoned despite the pet shops insiting that a "rabbit is for life".

Having discussed the topic, Sally made a quip to Jon about whether he had ever been a rabbit owner.

With a whopping grin on her face, Sally said to Jon: "I bet you had a bunny as a kid."

Jon replied that he did as he recounted that the beloved bunny was called Hazel.

Making light of the situation, Sally smirked as she hit back and asked if Hazel was a bunny for life.

Jon looked down as he said: "Not anymore. Please not this morning, it's too raw."

Sally then laughed straight in his face as she nonchalantly quipped: "Oh, stop! Why Hazel?";

The TV presenter then told her he believed it was after the hit film Watership Down but then quipped he should have foreseen the tragic end based upon the movie.

He said: "I think it was Watership Down. But of course that didn't end well either!"

Attempting to move away from the scenario, Sally then said: "That didn't end well! Aww Jon, should we finish on high?"

Jon's appearance on the show comes just a day after he vanished from the sofa again amid a string of hosting absences.

While no reason was given for the dad-of-three's absence, BBC Breakfast fans noticed he was missing.

One viewer took to social media to ask: "Has Beardy Jon phoned on sick again?"

Jon has been missing from BBC Breakfast on an number of occasions over the past few weeks.

Last week he missed both Monday and Tuesday editions of the show, with Ben Thompson stepping in for him.