Maryam Moshiriserver BBC news, has become an unwitting hero of social networks in the last few hours. On December 6, cameras recorded him making an inappropriate gesture before the newscast began; This scene caused a lot of talk and the journalist himself had to explain it.
Right after the program title, Moshiri appeared on screen doing combs with a smile on his face. His action changed radically when he realized he was on live television, but it was too late.
Although most users greeted this anecdote with humor, some viewers were also disturbed by the presenter’s unexpected comb. For this reason, He chose to explain what happened in a message from his X account.
This was an inside joke, he said in his message, as the BBC was counting down to the start of its news: “When we got to 1, I bent my finger as a joke and didn’t realize the camera would catch it.”
“It was a joke within the team and I’m very sorry it came out on air.”Moshiri admits: “I didn’t mean for this to happen, and I apologize if I offended or upset anyone. I wasn’t making fun of the audience, and I wasn’t making fun of anyone else either.” “This was a stupid joke directed at a small group of my colleagues,” he says in his message.