BBC presenter apologises after giving middle finger at start of live broadcast
by Alexandra Topping from World news | The Guardian on (#6GZ4X)
News presenter Maryam Moshiri says gaffe was private joke' not intended to be viewed by public
A BBC news anchor who was accidentally captured giving the middle finger at the start of a programme has apologised for a silly joke" meant for friends but not for a live broadcast.
On Wednesday, Maryam Moshiri, one of BBC News's chief presenters, was seen at the start of the BBC News bulletin at noon with her middle finger - and eyebrows - raised, after the end of the programme's recognisable countdown.
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