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Will Twigger

Dan Walker takes us behind the scenes of BBC Breakfast in deserted studios

Dan Walker has given fans a quick tour behind the scenes of the deserted BBC Breakfast studios.

He and co-anchor Louise Minchin were in the studio with just four others as people continue to work from home amid the lockdown.

Now that staff have been sent to work from home, Dan's having to apply his own makeup, taking a selfie as he brushed on the foundation.

"Just sorting out my makeup this morning before breakfast," he said, holding up the brush, "Until a few weeks ago I had no idea what this brush was for, but it's fun."

Speaking from the studio, he demanded of his colleague: "Are you ready for action, Louise Minchin?"

Dan's been having to apply his own makeup (PA)

Turning the camera back to himself, he said: "She's not ready. Not until she's had her coffee."

On a video call to Sally Nugent, downstairs in the studio for reasons of social distancing, he said: "It's just Louise and I allowed in the studio. Hopefully at some stage we can return to normal!"

"We do tend to get in a bit earlier these days," he added, "Because we have to do everything ourselves.

"Louise has been doing some last minute nails."

Dan took viewers behind the scenes (PA)
He and Louise have been pnserving social distancing measures (PA)

He recently took part in a video along with a handful of other colleagues at the Beeb, which offered a much-needed message of hope for the future amid coronavirus.

Dan, Huw Edwards, Laura Kuennsberg, Fiona Bruce and Clive Myrie were among the familiar faces urging viewers not to despair, because brighter days are just round the corner.

"Sport will return," laughs Dan, "Whether you like it or not."

They're the only reporters allowed in the studio - the others have to stay downstairs, or in their homes (PA)
Only four others were allowed in the studio (PA)

He recently landed himself in Louise's bad book by dropping her a text at half three in the morning - ten minutes before her already incredibly early alarm.

Dan tweeted out the exchange that followed in Louise scolded him for costing her precious shut eye.

"I have apologised to Louise for waking her up with a text at 3:30 this morning," he joked.

"I owe her some sort of cake. She was - understandably - not best pleased. #BBCBreakfast."

Still, Louise seems to have forgiven him as she beamed for a selfie while Dan looked guilty in the background.

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