BBC News make awkward blunder when interviewing Gary Lineker

13 November 2023 , 19:24

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BBC News make awkward blunder when interviewing Gary Lineker

BBC viewers couldn't believe an awkward blunder involving one of the broadcaster's most famous stars Gary Lineker.

The broadcaster employee was being interviewed by the news team in Manchester on Monday when production staff made the side-splitting error while live on-air. Eagle-eyed fans spotted the moment that could have easily been missed if you weren't paying attention to the TV.

Viewers had a good laugh when Gary's name was misspelt during the live interview. His name appeared as "Gary Linekar" on the screen. It comes after he, away from TV, issued a brutal farewell message to former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who has been replaced by James Cleverly, while former PM David Cameron has in-turn replaced him.

Viewers couldn't believe the BBC would make this error (BBC)

After she was fired by Rishi Sunak, the former England footballer responded with a waving hand emoji and said: "No, it can’t go on." Regarding his recent BBC blunder, this isn't the first time the Beebs have made such a error. Last summer, they were criticised for several spelling mistakes during a weather forecast.

Major cities like Belfast, Glasgow and Newcastle were all misspelt. Belfast became "Belfat", Glasgow turned into "Glagow" and Newcastle was written as "Newcatle". Even ITV's Good Morning Britain has had its share of errors. Star presenter Susanna Reid reportedly spoke to bosses about the issue after news correspondent Ben Chapman's name was displayed as "Ben Champan".

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The advert for Skelton Court care home in Middlesborough had an unfortunate typo, mistakenly naming it "Skeleton Court," The operator, Anchor, quickly responded saying the poster would be "removed as soon as possible" and they were "looking into how it happened". This blunder was spotted by a Twitter user, Nick Wesson, who made a light-hearted comment about it being a "bold choice of name considering the age of many residents".

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Harry Rutter