TV viewers did a double-take after realising Mike Bushell was holding what looked like the remnants of a paper airplane on BBC Breakfast.
This morning, the presenter appeared on the BBC programme to discuss the latest headlines from the world of sport, including Coventry City Football Club’s 3-0 win over Preston in the Championship, and Jack Draper knocking Novak Djokovic out of Indian Wells to reach the tennis tournament’s quarter-final.
As he moved on to discuss the Great Britain wheelchair curling mixed team, he shuffled the papers in his hands – and one that looked like it had been folded to make a paper airplane was moved to the front.
We’ve all been there. It’s been a long day, you’re fidgety, you spot a piece of paper, and you start making a paper airplane, or a paper fortune teller, or you start doodling mindlessly.
Who knows whether Mike actually made the paper airplane himself, or if someone else made it and then handed him the sheet to hold during the broadcast?
Either way, it tickled viewers pink.
‘Mike Bushell … making paper aeroplanes before going on air,’ a Reddit user called coderoo973 wrote on the CasualUK page.
‘As a former engineer of aeronautical pulped wood I don’t believe this was previously an aeroplane. The folds are not consistent with any design that would stay airborne for any meaningful amount of time,’ Reddit user MaskedBunny commented.
To which Keezees responded: ‘A terrible paper aeroplane then.’
Brilliant-Chess-2500 remarked that it was ‘honestly completely acceptable’ behaviour, adding: ‘Who wouldn’t?’
Butterackfisch also theorised: ‘Maybe that was the way he received his message.’
This, of course, isn’t the first time a news presenter has been scrutinised over what they’re holding in their hands while reading from the autocue.
Who can forget the time in 2013 when Simon McCoy presented on BBC News while holding a ream of paper still in its wrapping?
Or in 2015, when BBC reporter Chris Mitchell pretended to be tapping on a tablet, but as he wasn’t holding a device, he ended up just tapping his own hand instead?
Never a dull moment in the news!
In January this year, Mike paid homage to Carol Kirkwood after the weather presenter announced that she was leaving the BBC after 28 years.
Sharing a selection of photos on Instagram, he wrote: ‘Awww we will miss you so much @carolkirkwood as you step down and enjoy more free time.
‘Not just a national treasure but the most lovely, funny, kind wonderful colleague for 24 years on @BBCBreakfast and many outside broadcaster together @Wimbledon and big races @bbcbreakfast @carolkirkwood_bbc.’
BBC Breakfast airs every day at 6am on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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