The BBC’s gaffe-prone presenter Maryam Moshiri has brought joy to Eurovision fans this afternoon after she suffered another mishap on air.
Hilarious footage has emerged of the 46-year-old making another blunder just months after she showed her middle finger to viewers on BBC News in December.
The clip sees the 46-year-old batting her assistant away as he tries to fix the host’s hair after the cameras have started rolling.
The presenter then recovers from the blunder and delivers the start of the bulletin hours ahead of the beginning of the contest.
In response to the post on X showing the mix-up, Ms Moshiri said: ‘Omg I can’t believe this happened. There is a delay and everyone was so worried about my messy hair! @MarvinNadalutti your hand is famous!’
BBC ‘s gaffe-prone presenter Maryam Moshiri (pictured) has brought joy to Eurovision fans this afternoon after she suffered another mishap on air
The clip sees the 46-year-old batting her assistant away as he tries to fix the host’s hair after the cameras have started rolling
The presenter then recovers from the blunder and delivers the start of the bulletin hours ahead of the beginning of the contest
The gaffe comes as Eurovision descended into chaos today after a raft of major crises unraveled just hours before the grand final is due to start.
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Ireland’s entry Bambie Thug missed their final dress rehearsal after they said a ‘situation’ required ‘urgent attention’ from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), who are organising the event.
Irish Broadcaster RTE reported they were upset by Israel TV’s coverage of their semi-final appearance.
And they were not alone in missing the final practice performance – as Switzerland entry Nemo and Greece’s Marina Satti were also both absent this afternoon.
It comes just hours after it was revealed Dutch contender Joost Klein has been axed from the contest after being quizzed by police over an incident involving ‘a female member of the production crew’.
Meanwhile, thousands of pro Palestine protestors gathered in Malmö demanding Israel’s contestant Eden Golan be kicked out of the final while a Norwegian juror has quit.
Today’s broadcasting mishap was not Ms Moshiri’s first with the BBC presenter making the headlines for showing her middle finger to the camera last December during a programme.
In viral footage Maryam Moshiri could be seen raising her eyebrows and flipping off the camera in a ‘private joke’ as she comes on-screen after the programme’s famous musical countdown ends.
Ms Moshiri, 46, one of the network’s chief presenters, seems to quickly realise she is live and snatches her hand away before beginning to read out the headlines, much to the amusement of many on social media.
Today’s broadcasting mishap was not Ms Moshiri’s first with the BBC presenter making the headlines for showing her middle finger to the camera last December during a programme
Ms Moshiri, 46, one of the network’s chief presenters, seems to quickly realise she is live and snatches her hand away before beginning to read out the headlines, much to the amusement of many on social media
She issued an apology after the end of the clip was broadcast live, going viral as a top of the hour BBC News bulletin on December 6 began with the presenter holding her middle finger up to the camera.
She said: ‘I was joking around a bit with the team in the gallery,’ she explained. ‘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 [sic] 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 […] I wasn’t “flipping the bird” at viewers or even a person really.’