[Brekkie]

They kind of get stuck between a rock and a hard place in these situations. Really it is nobodies business why either is off, especially Hoda if her absense is not directly related to her own health (and her family deserve their privacy too), but often saying nothing generates speculation which is often worse than the fact (we saw that a couple of years back with Claudia on Strictly when she took a few weeks off due to her daughter having an accident).

I think the difference between the UK and the US (and Aussie) networks is the presenters are generally there full time - certainly five days a week and with seemingly less frequent breaks to the ITV equivalents at least. Therefore their absense is noticed in a way that only the Daily Express would notice when Naga is REPLACED on Breakfast.