viewers were accidentally given a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes during Thursday’s show. Presenters and were speaking about children going through grief before the mishap unfolded.
Charlie commented: ” has opened up to teenagers battling bereavement about the painful experience of his mother, the late Princess Diana, dying when he was just 15 years old.”
Speaking about the royal visiting a charity this week, the show then cut to footage of . However, as a voiceover was explaining the charity and the work they offer, a technical error unfolded.
Viewers saw Charlie and Naga greeting their next guests and getting up from the sofa to shake their hands. It was clear they were unaware they were on air as they spoke to the guests coming onto the show.
Meanwhile, the voiceover continued to speak about , and the footage quickly corrected itself. Although the moment was brief, it didn’t go unnoticed by viewers.
BBC Breakfast suffered a technical blunder on Thursdays show (Image: BBC)
One person commented: “Someone oopsed there #BBCBreakfast saw the studio welcoming guests in the middle of a report! lol these things happen on live TV I guess! #blooper.”
Another added: “Someone pressed the wrong buttons and it ended up being pretty wholesome view behind the scenes.”
Someone else wrote: “Oops camera fail” With one viewer joking: “#BBCBreakfast Is Apprentice Pete on the cameras this morning?”
While another asked: “Oh bl***y hellfire what happened then.”
The camera accidentally cut to the studio during a pre-recorded segment (Image: BBC)
After the technical issue, which was quickly resolved, the show then cut back to Naga and Charlie in the studio with their guests on the sofa.
The stars were speaking with Sophie Cartwright, from Child Bereavement UK, alongside two teenagers who have been supported by the charity after the death of their parents.
Rebecca had lost her dad six years ago when she was 11. Speaking about how the charity helped her, she commented: “I had people to talk to.
“The practitioners and when I joined the group, there was a group of people around my age, some a little bit older and some a little bit younger. They had been through a similar experience.”
Charlie and Naga spoke to two teenagers who have had support from the charity (Image: BBC)
Touching on his personal experience, Daniel told Charlie and Naga he lost his dad four days after he suffered a heart attack. Explaining that he was 12 when it happened, Daniel confessed he found it hard to speak to his family.
He added: “I started speaking to a school councillor at my high school, and then they referred me. They were brilliant; they referred me to Child Bereavement.”
Daniel explained that it helped to speak to a stranger, along with being in a group with other teenagers who have gone through the same thing.
Breakfast continues weekdays on One from 6am.