Sky News presenter Jayne Secker suffered an embarrassing bout of hiccups while presenting the 4pm bulletin on Thursday. The 53-year-old newsreader was delivering a report on the return of astronauts to the moon when she was interrupted by the involuntary spasms.
Secker began her segment by saying: 'The wait is over! After more than half a century astronauts are finally on their way back [hiccup] to the moon!' She appeared to stifle a giggle before regaining composure to continue with the bulletin.
The presenter has been a mainstay at Sky News since 2002, joining the channel's rolling news programme in 2014. She previously spent a decade as a foreign correspondent, reporting from conflict zones including the Middle East.
Secker is the daughter of the late Tyne Tees anchor Kathy Secker, who died in December 2015 at the age of 70. Kathy was a well-known presenter on ITV and BBC Radio Newcastle, and founded the Grace House charity in Sunderland, which Jayne now patronises.
