BBC Breakfast Presenter Simon McCoy Caught Sleeping On His Desk
Simon McCoy, 50, was caught napping as cameras panned to the presenter ahead of his early broadcast. He was seen clearly resting his head on his arms as he slumped over his desk moments before delivering a bulletin with co-host Martine Croxall. As soon as he realised he was live on telly, McCoy looked stunned and bleary-eyed as he jumped up and tried to regain his composure. But viewers took to Twitter to remark on the hilarious gaffe at 8:26am. One user, called Vikki B, said: "Did I just imagine that? £bbcnews cuts to the news desk and fella is asleep on the desk and jumps up in shock! Haha." Ismat Abidi added: "Never fall asleep at your desk, especially when you're a news anchor." And Hannah Lindley said: "Hahahah just showed the local news and he was asleep on the desk!" The journalist was caught unawares as the cameras moved from the studio where regular sofa presenters Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt had been quizzing guests. As you might expect, Twitter was quick to point and laugh at Mr. McCoy, with a couple more inquisitive tweeters contacting the man himself via his own account. @KevinTheHack I was not asleep!Had just been told The Queen wanted me to cover her NEXT visit... — Simon McCoy (@simonmccoy) March 9, 2012 @KevinTheHack It was a long desk head-banging that wasn't meant to be picked up in the BBC1 opt!! — Simon McCoy (@simonmccoy) March 9, 2012
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