A Good Morning Britain commentator has spoken out after viewers were left reeling after hearing the word 'b***h' muttered off camera.
Today (Saturday, 6 May) the ITV show hosted special live coverage of King Charles III's coronation.
However, the celebratory mood appeared to take a sour turn when GMB viewers' eager ears pricked up at the sound of a swearword being uttered while broadcaster Kate Garraway was talking about Queen Camilla. Prepare to wince in second-hand embarrassment:
Viewers immediately flooded to social media in shock over the language they heard, quick to speculate about what context it was used in - and oh boy, did some people hear some very different things.
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One Twitter user said: "I can’t rewind tv, but was someone’s mic still on , called someone a b***h? And it not being a good look #gmb #goodmorningbritain."
"Same here I heard Kates name also...." another responded.
A third said: "Sorry but what on earth was that sound issue, pretty sure I heard 'b***h' in the background during this Camilla bit."
"Well, I thought I'd drop by and have a nosey at what was going on, and the first thing I hear is someone (I'm sure it was the woman in the green dress) calling someone a b**ch [cry-laughing emoji]. Is this an indication of how the day is going to go? I may just watch this after all [laughing emoji] #GMB," a fourth added.
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Another wrote: "That moment when the @itvnews @GMB cuts to Kate Garraway but you can hear a presenter in the background saying 'she's getting a reputation for being a complete and utter b***h' - oops."
And a final resolved: "Susannah and Ben blushed and smirking says everything. It was defo their convo we overheard the word 'b***h' in #GMB #goodmorningbritain #Coronation."
Luckily for Susannah Reid and Ben Shephard, the real swearer in question has since owned up to slipping out the 'b' word on live TV.
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Petronella Wyatt took to Twitter to clarify that not only is she the commentator who let a swear word slip, but to also give some context about how she used the word too.
The post reads: "Oops. Was off air this morning @GMB when a mike picked me up having a private chat about how a royal had been unfairly smeared in some quarters as a b….. apologies if anyone thought it referred to them. It didn’t!!"
Tyla has contacted ITV for comment.
Topics: Coronation, King Charles III, Royal Family, Social media, TV And Film, UK News, ITV, Good Morning Britain
Poppy Bilderbeck