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Joel Leaver & Paul T Smith

BBC News viewers left in stitches after guest gets unfortunate caption

BBC News viewers were left in stitches after a guest was given an unfortunate caption across the bottom of TV screens.

Claire Connelly, who works for Clearly Drinks, is the companies chief financial officer and was invited on to chat about the resignation of Prime Mimister Liz Truss.

The interview was about Britain's political uncertainty, writes The Mirror.

The recent interview - which had aired on BBC News at Six earlier this week - featured a caption which identified the guest. It had read: "Claire Connelly, Chief Financial Officer, Clearly Drinks".

It has since been joked that the BBC looked as though it was implying that Claire 'clearly drinks'. The line was of course referencing the name of her employer though.

A screenshot of the caption was shared on Twitter. A social media user wrote alongside it: "Well now, that's not a very nice thing to say about someone, BBC News".

Claire Connelly appeared on BBC News this week (BBC)

Their post has now attracted more than 22,000 likes. It has prompted numerous tickled responses, with people sharing their support for the Clearly Drinks employee.

Some people said they couldn't blame others for drinking in the current climate. One person said in response to the tweet: "After the last few years, who can blame her?"

This sentiment was shared by others, with one person writing: "Hardly surprising with the economy how it is". Others instead shared laughing emojis in their responses.

She spoke about bottling business Clearly Drinks (BBC)

There was further support for Claire by others, with one person simply writing: "We stan". Another response to the original tweet read: "Claire should be protected at all costs".

As stated on its website, Clearly Drinks has been bottling in the North East since 1885. It describes itself as having become one of the UK's "leading specialist bottlers".

Claire discussed the impact of recent political and economic events on the business in the interview. She said "clarity and certainty" are particular issues at the moment.

The Daily Record's sister title, The Mirror approached Clearly Drinks and the BBC for comment.

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