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BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri appeared to give the middle finger live on air in an awkward blunder.
The reporter had been fronting the midday news on Wednesday (December 7), but seemed unaware that she was on camera when she made the rude gesture as the bulletin began.
She was pulling a funny face before quickly recovering as she began the report, clearly aware that she was now on air.
‘Live from BBC London, this is BBC News,’ Maryam, who went viral weeks ago for demonstrating the moon, said, ignoring the moment before.
As the video made its way around social media, people were in hysterics at the faux pas.
‘A meme is born,’ someone said, while another penned: ”I know I shouldn’t laugh, but ‘lol, what a time to be alive’.
‘What a silly and unprofessional thing to do,’ one viewer fumed.
Maryam later addressed the incident on X, formerly known as Twitter, issuing an apology and writing: ‘Hey everyone , yesterday just before the top of the hour I was joking around a bit with the team in the gallery.
‘I was pretending to count down as the director was counting me down from 10-0.. including the fingers to show the number. So from 10 fingers held up to one.
‘When we got to 1 I turned finger around as a joke and did not realise that this would be caught on camera.
‘It was a private joke with the team and I’m so sorry it went out on air! It was not my intention for this to happen and I’m sorry if I offended or upset anyone.
‘I wasn’t ‘ flipping the bird’ at viewers or even a person really.
‘It was a silly joke that was meant for a small number of my mates.’
The BBC has been no stranger to awkward blunders in recent months, including presenters relaxing before realising they’re still on air, and people caught in the background accidentally.
In 2010, a similar error occurred when a weather presenter also gave the middle finger, without realising they were on camera.
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Realising his mistake, he tried to disguise it by scratching his face, but the BBC was forced to apologise.
‘The News Channel presenter in the studio acknowledged a mistake had been made, and we apologise for any offence caused,’ a BBC spokesman said.
‘Tomasz was not aware that he was on air, and whilst the gesture was only shown for a second, it was not acceptable.’
Tomasz also later wrote on his website: ‘Prior to a live weather bulletin, I made a gesture off camera joking with my fellow presenters and without warning the camera went live to the weather studio.
‘I am very sorry for any offence that might have been caused by my actions.’
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