Richard Madeley was forced to apologise to the audience after a Good Morning Britain reporter was caught yawning live on air during a tragic report.
Jay Akbar was live on a beach in West Mersea to tell viewers about a tragic accident, but appeared unaware he was on camera as he stood looking around awkwardly before showing his tiredness.
Richard Madeley Apologises
Richard Madeley, hosting from the ITV studio, introduced the segment: "Jay Akbar, can you tell us the latest please?" He received no response as the journalist yawned audibly instead. "No, I'm sorry," Richard apologised. "He's obviously having some communications issues there for the time being," he added before swiftly moving on.
Later Resolution
Later in the programme, the issues were resolved and Jay managed to tell viewers about a "tragic accident" on West Mersea Beach, with people being asked to stay away from the area. He shared that the Coastguard, Essex Police, the RNLI and the East of England Air Ambulance were all in attendance on Wednesday evening, searching the coastline and the water.
