BBC Look North presenter Peter Levy struggled to contain his laughter after a segment on potholes took a racy turn.
The broadcaster fought to maintain his composure after making the accidental innuendo while asking viewers to send in photos of the worst potholes in their area.
The blunder sparked a flurry of posts from fans left in hysterics by the gaffe.
At the beginning of the segment, Peter said: ‘We’re already being contacted by viewers watching the programme, but we want to know how bad it is where you are.’
‘How big is your hole?’
Realising his mistake, he struggled to contain his laughter, adding: ‘If you can send a picture, Norton’s always in a hole.’
‘If you can tweet me a picture, that would be good as well. The biggest potholes, we’ll be having some on the programme.’
Responding to the gaffe on X, formerly known as Twitter, one posted: ‘Tell you what, he did very well not to lose it there.’
‘The person monitoring that inbox is about to get some unexpected mail, I imagine,’ another added.
A third wrote: ‘Every week Look North gives us all a better reason to keep local programming alive.’
BBC News are no stranger to an on-air gaffe or two, with viewers left in hysterics last week after a reporter claimed a volcano – not a tornado – had ripped through parts of Greater Manchester.
Storm Gerrit blazed a trail of destruction on Thursday, wrecking more than 100 homes in Stalybridge, Tameside, as the supercell barrelled across the north.
The overnight tornado ripped off roofs and downed trees as winds of up to 85mph pummelled the community.
Following the devastation, the BBC dispatched its North of England Correspondent, Fiona Trott, to report on the carnage.
But the experienced broadcaster appeared to mix up her words during her report on the disaster, mistakenly saying the area had been ravaged by a volcano – prompting a hilarious reaction from viewers on social media.
In her report, the 26-year broadcasting veteran said: ‘What’s striking is how sudden this was but also how random this was – how one roof could be completely ripped off and another stay intact. That was the path of the volcano.’
The gaffe triggered a wave of amusing reactions on social media, with one viewer quipping: ‘Crying laughing!! Volcanoes in Manchester. Whatever next.’
Another user on X, formerly Twitter, added: ‘BBC 6pm News tonight. Poor old Manchester – a tornado and a volcano!’
A third said, ‘Volcano in Manchester?!!! This fake news is getting out of hand,’ with a fourth person joking: ‘Well today I’ve learnt Manchester has a volcano…’
Neither Trott nor the BBC have commented on the gaffe.
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