Daily Mail: BBC presenter interrupted by a man who mistakes him for an employee

Story from Daily Mail:

BBC presenter Ben Boulos was interrupted while live on television on Wednesday morning by a man who had mistaken him for an employee.

The news anchor, who was sporting a hi-vis jacket, was presenting a segment from a market hall in Birmingham when the hilarious encounter took place.

A confused-looking man could be seen wandering about behind Ben, 39, who was talking about the rate of inflation on the prices of food ahead of Christmas.

While in mid-flow, the man walks up to Ben and asks him something, to which he replies: 'I don't work here, I'm just doing the news!'

From the BBC's studio in Salford, presenter Jon Kay thanked Ben for fitting his reporting into his 'shift at the market'.

Ben later reshared the moment on X, formerly known as Twitter, much to the enjoyment of his followers who laughed at the mishap.

In the comments section, his fans posted a series of laughing face emojis and quips, including one who wrote: 'Always good to have something to fall back on Ben!'

Another person branded the moment 'more Breakfast TV gold', referencing similar gaffes which have taken place over the years.

Most memorable of which, was when Robert Kelly, an associate professor of Political Science at Pusan National University in Busan, was interrupted by his toddler.

At the time he was handling serious questions on the country's president, Park Geun-hye, being ousted from power.

But suddenly, the child burst into the room in a bright yellow top and performs a comical dance behind the Cleveland, Ohio, native.

Robert, 44, focused entirely on the camera as he attempted to blindly hand off his daughter, who was clearly curious as to who he is talking to.

And his parental problems soon doubled as a baby also excitedly made his way into the room under his own power in a walker.

To complete the farce, his wife Jung-a Kim then came skidding through the threshold.

She grabbed two youngsters and attempted to drag them out of the door, but one of them can be heard wailing and the baby's walker suddenly won't fit back through the door.

Eventually, she managed to get them both out, and the interview continued.

When the interview finished, broadcaster James Mernendez says: 'There's a first time for everything. I think you've got some children who need you!'

And after the segment had finished, the presenter admitted on Twitter that he had struggled to keep it together.

He posted a link to the video, with the words: 'Hard to keep a straight face.'

Afterwards, he added: 'It was the desperate reach for the door at the end that nearly did it for me.'