A bird took center stage during a news report as it appeared to attack a newsreader who was attempting to report on a serious subject.
One thing that is often said, is to never work with animals or children...
That usually applies to showbiz because of the unpredictability it brings... but apparently those who don't even intend to work with animals aren't safe.
Channel 10's senior reporter Ursula Heger found herself in the unexpected scuffle with the bird as she reported on the allegations that Australian soccer player Sam Kerr reportedly harassed a police officer in a racially motivated incident, per the Daily Mail.
Heger, stationed outside the studio, was delivering updates on Kerr's denial of the allegations when the bird began its attack.
As Heger delved into the details of the case, a bird swooped down multiple times, using her head as a makeshift launch pad. Despite attempts to evade the persistent pest, captured in a TikTok video, Heger couldn't help but succumb to laughter.
"This is one of the most ridiculous moments of my life. I just stood there and took it," remarked Heger, while a crew member off-camera chimed in: "That's b***dy funny."
The news is generally quite a serious matter, so it makes it so much funnier when things go wrong.
Maryam Moshiri found this out the hard way after she was caught flipping her middle finger to the camera when she thought she wasn't on air.
The incident took place on the midday BBC news bulletin, and quickly went viral on social media, forcing the newsreader to make a statement about it.
"Hey everyone, yesterday just before the top of the hour I was joking around a bit with the team in the gallery," Moshiri wrote. "It was a private joke with the team and I’m so sorry it went out on air! It was not my intention for this to happen and I’m sorry if I offended or upset anyone."
While the incident raised eyebrows, Moshiri emphasized that it was not directed at viewers or individuals, but rather a joke among colleagues.
She continued: "I was pretending to count down as the director was counting me down from 10 to zero including the fingers to show the number. So from 10 fingers held up to one. When we got to one I turned finger around as a joke and did not realise that this would be caught on camera."
If you're still hungry for hilarious news bloopers, who could forget the weatherman who was caught flipping off his colleague and styled it out awfully?
The BBC was forced to apologize after Tomasz Schafernaker flipped off newsreader Simon McCoy after he jokingly told him that his forecast would be "100 percent accurate".
When Schafernaker realized that he had been caught, he attempted to scratch his head to deflect the attention but it just made matters worse
"The News Channel presenter in the studio acknowledged a mistake had been made, and we apologize for any offense caused," a spokesperson for the BBC said.
Working on live TV isn't for everyone!
