BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent forced to apologise after guest swears on air
On Tuesday’s instalment of BBC Breakfast, hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay spoke to Steve Bell and Nicolette Jones who were at the Raymond Briggs exhibition in Ditchling. During their chat, the duo were speaking about the illustrator's work.
Many viewers will recognise some of Raymond's well-known classics such as The Snowman and Father Christmas. However, when Steve spoke about his friendship with the illustrator, he accidentally let slip a word not suitable for morning television.
He said: “We had this mutual regard which was great, it was mainly taking the p**s out of each other but he was such great fun. His artistry is just so superb.”
Touching on his slip-up Jon addressed Nicolette as he asked: “Watching our language, can I just say in terms of Raymond, his artwork and books are fantastically loved by children but also parents and grandparents.”
Although neither Steve nor Nicolette seemed to pick up on the mishap, Sally issued an apology to viewers after the interview drew to a close. She said: “Thank you both very much indeed for talking to us this morning.
READ MORE Coronation Street icon is unrecognisable as they re-unite with co-star on air
Steve Bell spoke about his friendship with the illustrator (Image: BBC)“Apologies if anyone was offended by the choice of language in that interview just a moment ago.”
Jon joked: “We should haver done it in pictures and not words, he’d be a bit safer wouldn't he?”
However, the pair seemed to take the blunder in good humour as they both laughed about Steve’s explicit language. It wasn’t long before viewers were quick to comment on Steve’s blunder as many thought the ordeal was hilarious.
Don't miss...
Gogglebox fans defend Stephen from backlash over photo with man after divorce [REACTION]
Great British Bake Off's youngest star welcomes first baby with very unique name [IMAGE]
Coronation Street viewers issue same complaint as 'supervillain' set for return [SOAP]
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy
@VincentVanCloth asked: “Did he just say taking the p**s?”
@Susan05713606 commented: “Plenty of swearing this morning.”
@IronAgeKing tweeted: “Having to explain what “Taking the p**s” means to my two kids as we are watching a segment on Raymond Briggs. Thanks for the swearing, you complete imbecile.”
@dog_man1971 added: “Swearing on breakfast, about time someone used common language lol”
window.topArticlesScript="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/js/dist/article-top-articles20240429.min.js"There's currently an exhibition in Sussex with Raymond Briggs' work (Image: GETTY)Elsewhere in the interview, Steve touched more on his friendship with the illustrator after they met judging a competition together in Brighton.
He continued: “They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes but in this case, he was a lovely, wonderful, warm, interesting and funny person.
“We became friends. We had a mutual respect I think, I’ve always adored his work I think his artistry is supreme. He respected the fact I was good at deadlines! I was very good at churning it out.
“He only had one deadline a year whereas I had seven or eight a week.”
BBC Breakfast continues weekdays on BBC One from 6am.
Play online games for free at games.easybranches.com
Guest Post Services www.easybranches.com/contribute