Watch the moment BBC star struggles to contain laughter after slip up live on air
A BBC NEWS presenter struggled to contain his laughter after being left tickled live on air.
Owen Shipton was in the hot seat on Wednesday afternoon, presenting the latest headlines for East Midlands Today.
During the bulletin the anchor through to the weather as Rob Rose was standing by.
There was great camaraderie between both presenters before Rob got on with the forecast.
He also gave Beeb viewers a rundown on the latest planetary parade and when they'd be likely able to see the planets.
Rob said: "The best time to do this is just after sunset, sunsets at around 5:45 so head out about six o'clock.
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"These are the planets you best seeing, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, they look very bright in the sky, Mars will have a reddish hue.
"But I'm afraid you'll need a telescope to see Neptune and you'll struggle to see Uranus too."
As Rob handed back to presenter Owen, he struggled to contain his laughter after getting tickled on the final planet.
Maintaining his professionalism and holding in his amusement, Owen finished off the bulletin like a pro while trying his hardest not to laugh out loud.
Fans at home were left in stitches by the interaction, as one wrote on social media: "Good job that wasn't said to Peter Levy."
A second wrote: "Why do I feel like I’m in a ‘Carry On’ film."
"He is absolutely superb, his ties are epic as well," said a third viewer.
BBC News' Biggest Blunders
The Beeb has suffered a number of gaffes recently, here we take a look at the biggest, and funniest, mishaps to date:
- Maryam Moshiri flashing her middle finger during a live bulletin
- Tongued-tied sports presenter Chetan Pathak dropped an X-rated word during a report
- BBC Look North's Peter Levy asked viewers "how big their holes are" during an innuendo-filled segment
- Newsreader Roger Johnson was left scrambling after saying "cuckoo c*ck" instead of clock
- BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst mixing up the names of her co-hosts live on air
- The news correspondent is mistaken for shop staff and interrupted during the report
- Lukwesa Burak was left speechless after being caught stretching during a break
- Newsreader forced to run across the studio during epic camera mishap
- Azadeh Moshiri caught downing a drink of water and pulling faces at the camera in major blunder.