NDTV – A video capturing a news anchor’s inadvertent verbal mishap during a live broadcast has gained viral traction on the Internet.
BBC presenter Gareth Barlow shared the clip on microblogging site X (previously Twitter). In the 12-second video snippet, Barlow gazes at the camera, poised to initiate a segment, but unintentionally substitutes the customary “You are watching” with “I am watching”.
Barlow humourously captioned the clip on X, writing, “Can someone please remind me who’s watching the news…”
Since being shared, the video has garnered nearly 875,000 views. The post also accumulated more than 6,900 likes and over 360 reposts.
A number of X users shared their reactions to the video. While some called it hilarious, others jokingly called it “fantastic”.
“You are ‘kind of technically’ watching the news. I mean your watching the packages and responding to output so you’re right. Been one of those days… ; ) At least it’s not the tech having one of those days (which is the worse option),” wrote one user.
“You were watching BBC News… and hosting it. Not entirely incorrect haha,” said another.
A third user commented, “this was fantastic”, while another said, “At least you remembered what programme it was, could have been worse, you could have said Channel 4 news or even worse, itv.”
Meanwhile, this is not the first time a BBC presenter has gone viral for their hilarious blunder on-screen. A few months back, anchor Lukwesa Burak went viral. Her awkward moment was played out when a segment was cut short and the presenter didn’t realise that she was still live on air.
Burak, while hosting a lunchtime segment, decided to stretch a bit while the pre-recorded segment played, but the feed cut straight back to her.
