Victoria Derbyshire has given an explanation for her questionable wardrobe malfunction which happened live on air.

The Bury-born woman was presenting the BBC News yesterday morning (12 August)- but things didn’t run quite so smoothly.

As the 9am bulletin began with the camera sweeping across the newsroom, Derbyshire could be seen in the background bending over.

As the camera came to rest on the stage, the set was empty and she could be heard quietly saying “oh my god,” before she rushed into shot.

As she arrived in the frame, she said: “Sorry about that delay, good morning,” before introducing the headlines.

After the incident, Twitter exploded with comments and many viewers were in hysterics.

Gareth Lewis posted a video snippet of the blooper to Twitter, writing “9am mood.”

 

 

Scott Bryan said: “What is going on here @vicderbyshire?

“All news bulletins should start like this.”

Another person wrote: “This is basically me every time a Teams meeting starts and I either have food on my top or an inappropriate album cover in view behind me.”

Another said: “Any thoughts on what happened to Victoria Derbyshire just now on BBC News? Did she drop her notes everywhere, took ill, or something else?”

“Further reason as to why Victoria Derbyshire is such an icon,” said a third.

Another viewer said: “Apologies to Victoria Derbyshire- but this moment was too iconic not to capture.”

A Twitter user added: “Oh no Victoria Derbyshire what happened there?

“’oh my god” heard over the mic.”

However, Victoria Derbyshire later took to her social media account to explain the blooper.

It turns out that the blooper was actually a wardrobe malfunction and Derbyshire was simply struggling to put her shoes on.

 

 

She wrote: “Oh God- I couldn’t get my very high heels on,” accompanied with a snap of her shoes.

In response to her explanation one person said: “If you’re not wanting them anymore Victoria I’d be happy to take them.”

Another said: “Made me laugh - mind you I could NEVER have worn heels like those EVER.”

The incident also sparked a debate about high heels and how good they are for your feet.

One Twitter user had some advice: “I admire you and your work so must advise you as someone who worked for three years in a shoe dept and seeing the state of ladies deformed feet, please wear comfy shoes.”

Another said: “Why do feel the need to wear these ridiculously high highs? Wearing high heels will not make you a better TV presenter (I think you're great btw).”

“Why were you wearing very high heels?,” asked another. “All through the pandemic I’ve noticed newsreaders and BBC Breakfast presenters wearing very high heels.

"The NHS was at breaking point, but they risked adding to their workload by wearing them. And in a job where you don’t have to stand up.”

Another commented: “A person can wear what they like on their feet… what's it got to do with anyone else?”

BBC News airs at 9am. Previous instalments of the news are available on BBC iPlayer.