Maryam Moshiri - BBC presenter holds her middle finger up to the camera - and apologizes
A BBC newsreader has apologized for briefly showing a middle finger on camera. "It was a private joke with the team and I'm sorry it went on air," Maryam Moshiri told the news agency PA on the short message service X on Thursday. It was never her intention for something like this to happen. Several media outlets reported on the faux pas and published a video.
BBC presenter shows middle finger
In one clip, the presenter can be seen briefly holding her middle finger up to the camera, quickly putting it down and saying: "Live from London - this is BBC news". She then reported on former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has to answer to a commission for his policies during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hey everyone , yesterday just before the top of the hour I was joking around a bit with the team in the gallery.
I was pretending to count down as the director was counting me down from 10-0.. including the fingers to show the number. So from 10 fingers held up to one.
When…
— Maryam Moshiri (@BBCMaryam) December 7, 2023
In a statement on X, quoted by the Times and Guardian newspapers, Moshiri spoke of a stupid joke. While the director counted down from ten, she pretended that she was also counting down. When she reached the number one, she turned her finger around and didn't realize that it was in the picture. "I'm sorry if I offended or upset anyone with that."
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Despite her apology, the incident has sparked widespread discussion on social media and news outlets. The BBC has emphasized that this was a mere mistake and not deliberate, with Maryam Moshiri explaining her actions as part of a private joke with the team. Despite the incident, her news segment continued without interruption, focusing on reports about former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Source: www.stern.de
