Dan Walker reveals the BBC Breakfast co-stars he no longer speaks to after move to Channel 5

DAN Walker has revealed the BBC Breakfast co-stars he no longer speaks to after his move to Channel 5.

The 45-year-old journalist left BBC Breakfast in May after six years for a new role at Channel 5.

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Dan left BBC Breakfast in May after six years[/caption]

He first hosted the show alongside Louise Minchin, before joining forces with Sally Nugent after Louise left the programme.

Despite heading to a rival channel, Dan said he is still in touch with many of his former colleagues.

Speaking to the Daily Star, he said: “I do still speak to Sally and Carol [Kirkwood] a lot.

“I saw Louise [Minchin] at the National Television Awards last week or the week before last.

“I think particularly when you get up at that time in the morning with people, you form a really strong friendship.”

He failed to mention whether he stills hears from sports correspondent Mike Bushell or fellow BBC Breakfast anchors Charlie Stayt or Naga Munchetty, who hosted the show together on different days to Dan.

Meanwhile, Dan came under fire from Who Wants to be a Millionaire viewers at the weekend for failing to know where Sandringham is.

He was asked: “The Royal residence Sandringham House is closest to which of these cities?” and his options were Brighton, Bristol, Norwich or York.

Despite being a national TV journalist and reporting from all over the country during his career, Dan didn’t know, and when Jeremy said he thought Dan would have covered plenty of stories from there, Dan replied: “I’ve never been to Sandringham.”

He then decided to use his ask the audience, with 59 per cent choosing Norwich.

He decided to go with Norwich as his final answer, which proved to be correct and he secured £16,000.

However, Millionaire viewers were quick to blast Dan for his lack of geographical knowledge.

One wrote on Twitter: “Dan Walker didn’t know that Norwich was nearer to Sandringham than Bristol, Brighton or York and he’s a news reporter!”

Another tweeted: “Can’t believe a bbc news person didn’t know Sandringham was in Norfolk #whowhatstobeamillionaire #danwalker.”

A third added: “What a #plonker! #DanWalker. Not knowing that #Norwich was nearest city to #Sandringham.”

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Dan said he still chats to Louise Minchin and Sally Nugent who were his main co-presenters[/caption]