Direct betrayals have punctuated television history, where reporters and hosts alike stumble into awkward moments. This collection of humorous episodes stands as its own kind of comedy, featuring memorable instances such as the cucumber moment from Alicante with Beatriz Perez Aranda, and the quips from Government News with Alexandra Herranz. Then there is Fatma Gumus joking, at times blunt remarks from Vicente Valles on Antena 3 Noticias, and the viral incident when Peter Piqueras published the video about the metro’s so‑called deep disinfection in Bilbao.
These episodes show the long hours on air and the people who slipped, sometimes in ways that became viral sensations.
Controversial statement of Kika Frutos goes live
The most recent addition to this list comes from Murcian reporter Kika Berries. In a Tuesday broadcast, on the Murcia Region Public Television program Murcia Conecta, she spoke a sentence that quickly drew social media attention.
During the live broadcast, Kika addressed an on‑air image from a Prague segment aired the day before. She admitted not knowing what the striking image signified when Talavera, the show’s host, pressed if she was concealing sugar in her mouth.
Kika questioned Encarna about whether she was showing too much and whether the candy should be removed. As the host laughed nervously, Kika pulled a piece of paper from her pocket to remove the candy and urged not to look at the camera in public: “If you’re nervous, don’t look.”
Encarna condemned the moment live, reminding the audience that there are hours in a day and minutes to respond to such scenes. The criticism centered not on the incident itself but on the phrasing and the example used: “And if a rich man arrives here, will I feel ill about the ‘papo’? I must smell of honey.”
To end the moment, Kika called out a behind‑the‑scenes crew member, Alberto, expressing a wish that he wouldn’t laugh. She quipped that he wouldn’t notice if he happened to be heterosexual, and therefore if a polished, wealthy man appeared, she would need to smell of honey and lemon to avoid the smell of broccoli and hake.
Talavera, disbelief evident, echoed the sentiment and asked for clarification about the term ‘papo’: “Isn’t it a breath? papo. With the scent of ‘papo’. Consider the life of the businessman who has arrived; I can’t be associated with that scent.”
Macho background of the phrase “Your breath smells like papo”
While the journalist refrains from defining the word ‘papo’, the phrase is understood as referencing an external part of the female genitalia in some contexts.
Criticism surfaced on social networks when Cris (@crisgapink) posted a reflection on Twitter: “Yesterday the Murcian host on TV said that if a businessman with money comes in, he carries sugar so that his breath doesn’t smell like ‘papo.’ It might have been funny, but it didn’t sit right.”
Commentators noted a macho undertone in the expression and the justification involving sugar, alongside the broader notion that a woman’s scent should be pleasant when wealth appears. The discussion sparked a national thread, with several additional reactions surfacing in the hours that followed.