BBC presenter Jon Kay asked Carol Kirkwood if she had any tips on how to remove bird poo from a linen jacket after he got "splatted" live on air.
Jon, who was last week announced as the new regular presenter on BBC Breakfast from Monday to Wednesday, was presenting from Cambridge wearing a beige linen suit when the incident happened. After asking weather presenter Carol for her top tips on keeping cool during the heatwave, he said: "Carol, have you got any tips for removing bird poo from linen jackets? Because I've just been splatted by a pigeon..."
While going to wipe his jacket collar and asking: "Do I go in with the wet..?" Carol suggested: "Try one of these wet wipes things, it might spread it a wee bit, but if you use a few..."
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Jon, 52, added: "It could get messy couldn't it? I'm slightly anxious about doing this. I've also got another jacket - maybe we'll go for that option for now and hit the the dry cleaners a bit later." As he ended his segment, he quipped: "I'm going off to dab my jacket and will try get that sorted, in the meantime, I'm just glad it wasn't a swan, to be honest, it was just a pigeon."
From the studio, presenter Nina Warhurst told Jon that while it may not feel like it, "that delivery is considered good luck!"
Jon changed into a dark jacket following the incident to present the rest of the programme.
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