That time Erin Molan fell off her chair
It takes two key skills to efficiently read a sports bulletin on live television.
First, to be able to read the bulletin.
Second, to be able to avoid falling off your chair.
So Dr Mumbo salutes Nine’s Erin Molan, who’s already half way there.
The Saturday night bulletin of Nine News was an eventful one for Molan.
During her sports wrap, viewers heard a thud, followed by a muffled “Shit”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOclmncO09s
Then Molan battled on: “The Tour de France… I’ve just fallen off my chair… now I’m all good…”
By the time she was back in vision, she was sporting something of a damp patch on her top too.
Viewers were, it seemed, impressed by the recovery:
Well that's live TV for you, folks. @Erin_Molan you are a trooper. x
— Airlie Walsh (@AirlieWalsh) July 22, 2017
Brilliant! @Erin_Molan falls off chair, spills water on self and swears during @9NewsAUS. Very professional apart from falling off chair bit pic.twitter.com/JgGK9tj9vY
— Michael Johnstone (@michaeljnrl) July 22, 2017
@Erin_Molan you're a true pro! Stacked off the chair and clearly wore your drink but barely missed a beat in your report. Champion effort.
— Donna South (@DonziMonster) July 22, 2017
Ohhhh @Erin_Molan you make me laugh…. but you are all class who cares about a bit of 'oh… shit' 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/eweDtombFw
— The Sydney Lawyer (@TheSydneyLawyer) July 22, 2017
.@Erin_Molan just fell off her chair during live sports report. Well recovered!
— David Taylor (@DaveTaylorNews) July 22, 2017
Mortified, Erin took to Instagram to apologise to viewers for her language.
It’s not the first time a news reader has fallen foul of a spillage, but it may be the best…
That twang!!!!
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