Naga Munchetty has sparked an unlikely body debate with her fans after a callers confession on her radio show.
The 47-year-old presenter was on BBC Radio 5 Live when the topic of belly buttons came up with one listener admitting she was scared to touch her own!
However much they 'gross' some people out — belly buttons are of course a reminder for life that once we were attached to and dependent on our mother.
She tweeted: "There's much happening in the world I know…Still, I'm thinking about Belly Buttons after listening to @elisjames @nomadicrevery & a lady who was scared to touch her own!
"What's on the other side of your belly button? Can it leak? Do we need them? Answers from 11am @bbc5live."
Her probing tweet prompted a flood from followers about belly buttons.
Picking up the thread the same listener responded: "That was me! There were actually many more things I could have said on that phone call that I held back. Belly buttons are vile."
Naga replied: "You are an inspiration! x".
One person posted: "Inneys or outys.. i wouldn't play with mine if it was an outy. Sorry for bad spelling there probably."
Another shared: "Button Fluff. Mum used to say not to poke your belly button, it would ache. And she was right. Aren’t they always."
But perhaps the fact that a Belly Button Biodiversity project found that from 60 belly buttons, the team found 2,368 bacterial species 1,458 of which may be new to science could add weight to the 'vile' argument.
Meanwhile Naga was forced to hit back at a troll who tried to body-shame her on Twitter earlier this year.
In a now-deleted post, the Twitter user commented on the presenter's weight, unkindly claiming that she had "gained a few pounds recently".
The unwanted remark was made in response to one of Naga's tweets in which she commented on a recent article discussing how to make the perfect crisp sandwich.
The presenter had the last word as she quipped back with: "Thank goodness for people like Paul."
