Nicola Sturgeon was left blushing at her Tuesday daily coronavirus briefing - after accidentally using a swear word instead of a journalist’s name.
The First Minister was delivering her latest update on Scotland’s battle against the highly contagious disease while taking questions from reporters via the Zoom online platform.
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But the SNP leader suffered a slight gaffe after asking to hear from Wave FM journalist Greg Flucker.
Happy with how @NicolaSturgeon pronounced your name there @Gregflucker ?
— Dave Lord (@Tele_DaveLord) March 31, 2020
🤭 pic.twitter.com/x9JCigPOTe
Sturgeon powered on with her answer, however, a few viewers picked up on the slight error, including Evening Telegraph journalist Dave Lord - who later posted a short clip of the gaffe on social media.
He wrote: “Happy with how @NicolaSturgeon pronounced your name there @Gregflucker ?”
When someone hands you the list of journalists waiting to ask questions and someone has scribbled @Gregflucker in dodgy handwriting... pic.twitter.com/F1JzdaRBZN
— Bryan Copland (@Bryan_DCT) March 31, 2020
Mr Flucker took the mistake in good humour, responding: “The FM isn’t the first and she won’t be the last”
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Others pointed out Ms Sturgeon's sign interpreter also appeared to notice the mistake.
The expression on the BSL signer’s face is a picture...
— Douglas Coulter (@wulliedouglas) March 31, 2020
Ms Sturgeon later addressed the gaffe on Twitter, replying to Mr Flucker's tweet saying: "My apologies for the mispronunciation - i'll get it right next time!"
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