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BBC host Maryam Moshiri was caught flipping off the camera on live television during a recent broadcast, sparking controversy across Britain, and the world.
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It appeared that Moshiri was unaware that her image was being broadcasting, as the incident occurred just before she was about to begin a segment. See footage of that apparent slip up in the clip below…
This isn’t satire, an actual BBC News presenter got caught giving the middle finger live.
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) December 7, 2023
Maryam Moshiri summing up the professionalism currently at the BBC. pic.twitter.com/QoJ4FT133J
Moshiri issued a statement on the incident, saying, “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.”
It’s still funny! I guess we all make mistakes!
