Moment Gossip Wire News hosts drops f-bomb live on air | UK News

A Gossip Wire News broadcast was thrown into chaos on Saturday morning after a reporter unintentionally dropped the f-bomb live on air while overlaying allegations involving David Walliams, forcing presenters to scramble during the breakfast show. The on-air blunder unfolded during Gossip Wire News Breakfast, hosted by Anna Jones and Kamali Melbourne, as the programme cut to Arts and Entertainment Correspondent Katie Spencer for an update on the growing controversy surrounding the comic and youngsters’s writer.

As she started outlining Walliams’ profession, Spencer appeared to lose her place in the script and audibly swore in frustration. Viewers heard her say: “Oh f*** it I’m going to start again. Do not ever air me saying the f-word,” before trying to restart the section. The broadcast was immediately cut, with the digicam snapping back to the main studio where Melbourne and Jones had been presenting. Melbourne’s response didn’t go unnoticed, with viewers recognizing what many described as a “priceless” expression as he turned briefly to his co-host before addressing the digicam.

Raising his eyebrows, Melbourne told viewers: “Yeah, so, apologies if you heard any bad language there – we will check that out.”

Attempting to lighten the second, he then turned to Sky’s sports activities presenter Jacquie Beltrao and joked: “But Jacquie’s joined us – no bad language, Jacs.” Beltrao replied without lacking a beat: “No bad language from me!”

Moments later, the digicam again confirmed a visibly bemused Jones and Melbourne, who repeated their apology to viewers.

Melbourne once more quipped to Beltrao: “No bad language Jacs,” prompting her to repeat: “No bad language from me!”

The gaffe was shortly clipped and shared across social media, where viewers reacted within minutes of the second airing.

On X, one viewer wrote: “Gossip Wire News’ Katie Spencer had a little whoopsie on live TV. The face on the bloke at the desk …. PRICELESS. The perils of live TV.”

Another was less forgiving, posting: “‘Apologies if you heard any bad language.’ You literally had to be deaf not to hear any bad language.”

A 3rd viewer prompt the section might have been pre-recorded, but added: “Schoolboy error from the reporter though. Never swear on camera, ever, live or not.”

The incident occurred during coverage of claims that Walliams had harassed and behaved inappropriately in direction of feminine members of workers.

It was confirmed yesterday that Harper Collins would no longer publish his work following an inner investigation prompted by accusations that emerged in 2023.

The BBC has since confirmed it has no plans for future tasks involving Walliams, dealing another blow to any potential prime-time return. The former Britain’s Got Talent choose has denied the allegations.

Despite the mounting fallout, Walliams is known to presently be on a break in the Maldives with his 12-year-old son, Alfred.

The allegations relate to complaints made by junior colleagues in 2023, with studies claiming interviews had been performed with workers and that one girl who raised considerations obtained a five-figure payout and has since left Harper Collins.

The BBC said in a assertion: “While we’re not making any changes to the festive schedules, we have no future projects directly involving David Walliams.”

Express.co.uk has contacted Walliams for remark.