Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Independent TV

Showing now | News

ITV presenter slips up pronouncing Jeremy Hunt's name during live TV report

00:22

ITV presenter slips up pronouncing Jeremy Hunt’s name during live TV report

An ITV presenter mispronounced Jeremy Hunt's name during a live broadcast on Thursday, 7 March, prompting an urgent correction for her accidental use of a swear word.

Broadcaster Nina Hossain was speaking to a correspondent in Greater Manchester, when she mispronounced the chancellor's surname.

"You spoke to Mr c***"," the presenter said before immediately correcting her mistake.

"Mr Hunt, how did he respond to calls for her to resign?" she said afterward.

It's not the first time a newsreader has slipped up with Mr Hunt's name - BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire made the same mistake in 2019.

Up next

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in