BBC Breakfast host Emma Vardy discusses Christmas fire incident at home involving her husband and two-year-old son

Emma Vardy was talking to a firefighter on this morning’s show (Sunday December 21) about the ways people can prevent fires in their homes this Christmas when she revealed she had an incident in her own home last night.

Emma and her co-host Roger Johnson were joined on the BBC Breakfast red sofa by firefighter Ben Levy who was telling them about the most common hazards during the festive period.

He said: “It is a time of joyous festivities, we've got family coming round, we have a few drinks, if you're in charge of the turkey this year, stay off the alcohol until you've served everybody up. "And again, the kids are opening presents, there's a lot more paper around, maybe you've got candles, please, keep the candles away and out of reach of children."

Emma then revealed: "I'll let you into a secret, we had a candle incident in my house last night. A pinecone got set alight and it involved my two-year-old and my husband and it wasn't my two-year-old's fault, I'll tell you that."

The presenter, who is expecting her second child in 2026, has been married to Aaron Adams since March 2022. Their first child, son Jago Fionn, was born two years ago.

Taking to her Instagram Stories minutes after this morning’s show went off air at 9am, Emma shared that today’s broadcast was her last before her Christmas break, but she promised she’ll be back on the sofa soon. She also wished her followers a “lovely Christmas”.