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BBC presenter makes peacock noises on air, two years on from middle finger incident

BBC newsreader does bizarre peacock impression live on air
  • BBC newsreader Maryam Moshiri performed a peacock impression live on air on Monday, 7 July.
  • The impression occurred during a segment about a loose peacock terrorising a small town in Wiltshire.
  • Ms Moshiri stated she was told by her producer not to do the impression but proceeded to do it anyway.
  • This incident follows a previous viral moment in 2023 when she accidentally displayed her middle finger during a news bulletin, for which she later apologised.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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