Bill Turnbull drops c-bomb on live TV – and deals with it like a pro

Bill Turnbull made the gaffe on live TV

Michael Segalov
Wednesday 22 July 2015 07:22 BST
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Bill Turnbull slipped up on live TV
Bill Turnbull slipped up on live TV

The BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull had viewers spitting out their cornflakes this morning after swearing live on air.

Turnbull made the gaffe whilst reading out an email from a viewer, which was meant to read “He was meant to say: ‘I regularly speak to clients about illness and pass the knowledge onto other clients as well.”

Instead the 59-year-old TV personality, who was educated at Eton College, fluffed his lines, accidently saying that he regularly passes knowledge onto other ‘c***s’ as well.

After realising his error, Turnbull managed to recover from his early morning swearing, but not before the internet could record it for posterity.

A BBC spokesperson said: “Bill unintentionally stumbled over his words and we apologise if any offence was caused.”

It's not the first time a BBC presenter has used the word during a live broadcast. In December 2010, Today presenter James Naughtie employed the spoonerism when talking about Jeremy Hunt.

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