Watch the moment BBC News presenter is caught scrolling on her phone as bulletin suffers major technical blunder
A BBC NEWS presenter has been caught scrolling on her phone in a major blunder.
Annita McVeigh was left red-faced over the epic mishap which viewers spotted.
The presenter was at the helm of the lunchtime bulletins when she was blissfully unaware she was live on TV.
Annita appeared to be under the impression there was a commercial break but viewers could see the star scrolling on her phone.
The blunder – which lasted over a minute – before the anchor realised she was actually on TV.
As a true professional Annita styled it out, while the top stories began to play out.
However, eagle-eyed Beeb viewers at home spotted the gaff and flooded social media with their reactions.
One said: “The moment Annita started checking her phone was when I started panicking.”
A second wrote: “This is so funny.”
“Annita is such a pro, laughing at this,” said a third.
Meanwhile, last month BBC Breakfast hosts were left stunned as their behind-the-scenes makeup prep was accidentally aired.
The unexpected moment occurred during a preview segment just before the official start of the show.
The cameras switched to the BBC Breakfast studio for a sneak peek at the upcoming program, only to find Luxmy Gopal still getting her hair styled.
Co-presenter Charlie Stayt, who appeared slightly flustered as he straightened his clothes, welcomed viewers with a cheery “Good morning and welcome to BBC Breakfast with Luxmy Gopal and Charlie Stayt”.
BBC News' Biggest Blunders
The Beeb has suffered a number of gaffes recently, here we take a look at the biggest, and funniest, mishaps to date:
- Maryam Moshiri flashing her middle finger during a live bulletin
- Tongued-tied sports presenter Chetan Pathak dropped an X-rated word during a report
- BBC Look North’s Peter Levy asked viewers “how big their holes are” during an innuendo-filled segment
- Newsreader Roger Johnson was left scrambling after saying “cuckoo c*ck” instead of clock
- BBC Breakfast’s Nina Warhurst mixing up the names of her co-hosts live on air
- The news correspondent is mistaken for shop staff and interrupted during the report
- Lukwesa Burak was left speechless after being caught stretching during a break
- Newsreader forced to run across the studio during epic camera mishap