A BBC TV presenter in the UK went into labour while reading a news bulletin, before being rushed to hospital in Manchester.
The newsreader, Victoria Fritz, was reading the business news on BBC Breakfast but was shocked to find her baby boy arriving well ahead of schedule. As a result, her fellow newsreader Sally Nugent had to step in as her birthing partner, with Fritz’s husband stuck in traffic.
See if you can pinpoint the moment she experiences her first contraction:
https://youtu.be/nLhP35L4ZNY
The new mum tweeted a shout out to her co-workers, calling it a “BBC Breakfast team effort”.
My heartfelt thanks to @sallynugent & St Mary’s drs&midwives who helped me deliver my little boy yesterday. A @BBCBreakfast team effort! ??
— Victoria Fritz (@VFritzNews) November 16, 2016
You won’t believe what happened after work yesterday. Huge congrats to our very clever @VFritzNews ? https://t.co/PYs29p8CaJ
— sally nugent (@sallynugent) November 16, 2016
Back on the TV program, newsreader Naga Munchetty explained why another presenter, Sean Farrington, was now reading the business news, alluding to Fritz’s incident.
“There she was, you know, just presenting very happily, not an issue in the world. And then she decided to have a bit of an event later on,” she said.
Co-presenter Dan Walker added, “Sally was reading our sport yesterday. Because Victoria’s partner was stuck on the M6, Sally was the birthing partner.”
Congratulations @VFritzNews! Victoria should have been our biz presenter today – but instead has some more exciting news to deliver! pic.twitter.com/LBv75ucony
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) November 16, 2016
Dan Walker also admitted some of the public’s name suggestions might be overlooked.
Thank you for all your suggestions for baby names for @VFritzNews but I think Baby McBabyFace might not make the grade @BBCBreakfast ??
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) November 16, 2016
