ITV’s Robert Peston drops C-bomb on live TV in awkward Jeremy Hunt slip-up

2022-10-20

ITV new presenter Robert Peston dropped the C-bomb on live TV in awkward Jeremy Hunt blunder – which didn't go unnoticed by viewers.

Robert, who is the Political Editor for ITV News, accidentally dropped the expletive live on air while talking about Jeremy Hunt.

The MP recently got appointed as the new chancellor and has proposed a slew of planned cuts to public spending.

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While Peston was discussing the chancellor's plans, he suffered a very awkward slip of the tongue in a huge blunder.

In a clip from his show which aired on Wednesday night (October 19), Peston could be heard saying: "That means the hole in the public finances is bigger than it would have been, and Jeremy C***'s – Hunt's – cuts will be more painful."

Cracking a slight smirk, Peston seemed to have realised what he had accidentally said, but brushed it off like the professional he is.

See the video above to see the moment as it happened – which was live at the time.

His quick recovery didn't prevent the internet from picking up on it though.

"Why did @Peston think that having the script line ‘Jeremy Hunt’s cuts’ would end well?" asked one.

Another noted: "Got a feeling ITV will edit that word out before posting it on the ITV Hub."

While a third said: "Another broadcaster manages to say 'Jeremy C***' on air."

"How does this keep happening?" asked a fourth.

While a fifth said: "I'm beginning to suspect that these news readers are doing it on purpose."

And a sixth added: "It rolls off the tongue so effortlessly."

Jeremy Hunt's name often suffers slips of the tongue, and it happened just months ago back in June.

Sky News presenter Sophy Ridge accidentally referred to the MP as "Jeremy C***" while discussing then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Doing a piece to camera she said: "Two figures who are significant – Jeremy C***, because he's the potential leadership candidate, and Jesse Norman because he's worked with Boris Johnson for quite a long time."

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