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Naga Manchetti made a very unfortunate mistake during Saturday morning’s BBC Breakfast when she confused two very famous men named Boris.
Tennis star Boris Becker was jailed on Friday afternoon after hiding £ 2.5m worth of assets and loans to avoid paying off debts.
The 54-year-old six-time Grand Slam champion has been found guilty of four counts under the Bankruptcy Act.
However, when discussing the news on Saturday morning, BBC Breakfast presenter Munchetty made a serious mistake by confusing him with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Giving viewers up-to-date information on the headlines, the presenter began: “Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Johnson has just spent his first night in prison.
“He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for evading property to avoid paying debts.”
Naga told viewers that “Boris Johnson has just spent his first night in prison” (Photo: BBC) Becker was convicted in Southwark Crown court on Friday (Photo: Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
Her co-host, Ben Thompson, then told sports reporter Mike Bushell to get some more information about the situation.
Despite the omission, which happened only for a few moments on television, many viewers quickly realized the very pitiful mistake.
One of them shared on Twitter: “What a slip! The BBC’s TVNaga01 claims that Boris Johnson has just spent his first night in prison.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not in prison (Photo: Rob Pini / Getty Images)
Or as Naga Manchetti just said in the BBC 0900 breakfast headlines, “Boris Johnson”….
– Mick West (@MickVest) April 30, 2022
So Naga Manchetti also said that Boris Johnson went to prison when he referred to Boris Becker. Is this Freud?
– Terry Lander (@Lyvit) April 30, 2022
“Was this a Freudian sample of Naga Manchetti? Boris Johnson spends his night in prison” #GTTO, “someone else said.
A viewer added: “It didn’t help when Naga actually said at the BBC’s breakfast that Boris Johnson, not Becker, was in prison without correction.”
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“So Naga Manchetti also said that Boris Johnson went to jail when he talked about Boris Becker. Is this Freud? shared another.
Munchetty continued and failed to correct the mistake before handing it over to Ben after the confusion.
Metro.co.uk contacted the BBC for comment.
BBC Breakfast is broadcast daily on BBC One.
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