World News – UK – BBC Breakfast viewers cry with Louise Minchin as she collapses over the “beautiful” tribute to the nursing home

December 24, 2020

Today BBC Breakfast saw Louise Minchin cry over touching news from families of residents of a nursing home – and viewers wept with her

During the morning episode of BBC One on Wednesday (23 December) Louise and her co-host Jon Kay shared a heartwarming story about a Somerset nursing home

To ensure the safety of the residents during the pandemic, the employees selflessly locked themselves in the apartment for three months

And a tribute to the families of the residents was paid to both Louise and those who watched at home tearfully

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Choir director Daniel McDwyer formed a secret festive choir

with the help of the owner of the nursing home

Louise said over the BBC breakfast: “We have had to make many sacrifices this year to protect our loved ones, including those at a Somerset nursing home

They did something amazing and say it for so many of us

Jon said, “Well, now the families of those who live there would like to thank the staff in time for Christmas”

After that, Louise choked when she said, “You know what, it’s really been a year, hasn’t it I can’t really speak ”

She continued, “What’s really touching about it, you have done something amazing and you are saying it on behalf of so many of us”

They revisited the story later in the episode, and Louise warned viewers that it would be emotional to see her

“Oh my god” said one with crying emojis “So so beautiful @BBCBreakfast @louiseminchin So emotional Merry Christmas to all of our frontline staff and thanks for all you keep doing x #BBCBreakfast #KeyWorkers”

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Another tweeted, “Thanks to @BBCBreakfast for making me cry at 8:30 a.m. with this touching clip of the Christmas carol of the families of the people in the nursing home”

A third said, “The crying in the @ BBCBreakfast Care Home choir, so many broken up this year, breaks my heart I miss my family too, but we’ll all be together soon #BBCBreakfast”

Oh my 😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️ So so nice @BBCBreakfast @louiseminchin So emotional Merry Christmas to all of our frontline staff and thank you for all you keep doing X #BBCBreakfast #KeyWorkers

Thanks to @BBCBreakfast for coming to cry at 8:30 a.m. with this touching clip of the Christmas carol of the families of the people in the nursing home 😭😭😭😭😭😭 #BBCBreakfast

The crying in the @ BBCBreakfast nursing home choir, so many separated this year, breaks my heart I also miss my family, but we’ll all be together soon # BBCBreakfast

“That really made me cry” In the first lockdown, employees of the Court House nursing home moved in to keep Covid away. With the help of #BBCBreakfast, their relatives founded this secret choir as a thank you 💕https: // tco / MlvbsJCcBt picTwittercom / bZOolcXy2u

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