BBC Morning Live presenter Gethin Jones was left embarrassed on Tuesday after making an autocue error during a live crossover with BBC Breakfast. The blunder occurred as Gethin and co-host Kym Marsh were previewing the programme's content from the Morning Live studio.
Jon Kay and Sally Nugent, presenting BBC Breakfast from the red sofa, handed over to Gethin and Kym to discuss the day's show. As Kym highlighted a segment about a children's book that sold for £350,000 due to a typo, Gethin mistakenly told viewers the programme would air at 10:30, instead of its usual 9:30 slot.
Realising his mistake, Gethin quickly corrected himself, extending his hands and exclaiming: "It's a typo, a typo. It's 9:30." The studio erupted in laughter, with Sally teasing him: "You weren't just reading the words, were you? Come on." Gethin responded with a quip: "What do you mean words? This show isn't scripted."
Jon Kay joined in the joke, saying: "We thought 'oh no we have to do another hour'. We will see you at 9:30, don't be late Kym and Geth." The exchange lightened the mood as the Morning Live team continued with their planned segments.
Elsewhere on Tuesday's BBC Breakfast, Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas appeared to discuss her mother's "debilitating" illness. She revealed she has been caring for her mum Audrey Rich, 88, who lives with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, describing the condition as "quite sad" and "never going to get any better".
