News anchor's on-air gaffe goes viral

A BBC news anchor who was pressured to face his fears reside on-air has captured the hearts of individuals all around the world with one hilariously relatable confession.

Journalist Ben Thompson, 41, was in the midst of studying the news headlines throughout a reside studio recording when he was pressured to cease halfway and tackle the viewers.

“I’m not sure quite how I tell you this next story because I hate snakes,” Thompson mentioned, earlier than lifting a pile of notes above his face to dam his view of the animal.

Watch the footage within the video above. 

A BBC news anchor who was pressured to face his fears reside on-air has captured the hearts of individuals all around the world with one hilariously relatable confession. (BBC)

Thompson may hardly include his discomfort, explaining he’d need to proceed studying the story along with his view obstructed. (BBC)

Detailing the seize of a large python in Florida – the most important ever seen within the US state – Thompson may hardly include his discomfort, explaining he’d need to proceed studying the story along with his view obstructed.

“I’m going to have to do it like this,” he mentioned.

A group of hunters captured the longest burmese python ever documented in Florida, measuring 5.7m long.It tops the 2020 record of 5.48m. — A gaggle of hunters captured the longest burmese python ever documented in Florida, measuring 5.7m lengthy.It tops the 2020 document of 5.48m. (CNN)

Valiantly pushing on, Thompson reads out all the story to audiences along with his head bowed, earlier than lastly asking producers: “Is it gone yet?”

People from the UK and all around the world rapidly took to social media platforms like Twitter to defend the presenter’s resolution, with many claiming they’d do the identical.