There’s a reason why there’s an old show business saying about never working with children or animals, because children and animals are frigging unpredictable. Even when they’re your own, apparently! Professor Robert Kelly was speaking to the BBC live Friday morning about the breaking developments in South Korea after President Park Geun-hye was removed from office following months of turmoil and corruption scandal.
“Scandals happen all the time, the question is how new democracies respond to those scandals,” he said, as behind him his daughter came literally elbowing her way into the room, strutting right up to the camera as the BBC presenter attempted to ask a followup question. “And what will it means for the wider region,” he queried… “I think one of your children’s just walked in.”
Kelly attempted in vain to push his own child away from the camera, but like something straight out of a horror movie, his second child came sloooowly toddling in from behind him in a walker before their mom came dashing in to snatch them both out — much to the protesting wails of the children.
The clip — which is basically high art of news bloopers — quickly went viral as people started making jokes on Twitter:
Coming into the office on a Friday like pic.twitter.com/MCpmOvDEU2
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) March 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Rizzmigizz/status/840195574007812096
https://twitter.com/Ethan_Booker/status/840193529427156994
The joys of working from home with kids https://t.co/t6Pqc2JeWs
— Stephen Silver (@StephenSilver) March 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/nesrinemalik/status/840195310949412864
The lady comes into the room so fast that she actually drifts through the turn like a car in the Fast & Furious movies. pic.twitter.com/t6xVwL0qW7
— Brian Grubb (@briancgrubb) March 10, 2017
Who wore it better? pic.twitter.com/XCYaEU4WsI
— dontforgetmac (@dontforgetmac) March 10, 2017
Mrs. Doubtfire 2 looks great so far. pic.twitter.com/jfFWX2SjyG
— Josh Kurp (@JoshKurp) March 10, 2017
Who did it better? pic.twitter.com/55d5RzzNDk
— The Pickle (@sportspickle) March 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/caitlinmoran/status/840167352771727361
https://twitter.com/indiaknight/status/840174611413270528
When you think you can delete a tweet without anyone seeing it pic.twitter.com/a7iCmArUCz
— Stephen Douglas (@Stephen_Douglas) March 10, 2017
(Via Evening Standard)