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”.

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 (@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

— Kristy Howell (@TheSydneyLawyer) July 22, 2017

.@Erin_Molan just fell off her chair during live sports report. Well recovered!

— David Taylor (@DavidTaylorABC) July 22, 2017

Mortified, Erin took to Instagram to apologise to viewers for her language.

So… tonight was different. I fell off my chair mid @9newssydney bulletin and in the shock of hitting the ground from 1.5m high I unfortunately used a word that isn't appropriate. I am so sorry for that. It was a reflex reaction and Lord I feel awful. Thanks to all the wonderful people who made me feel not as horrendous as I promise I already do. Love you all and again, sorry if any beautiful children heard my terrified reaction. Xxx

A post shared by Erin Molan (@erin_molan) on Jul 22, 2017 at 5:54am PDT

It’s not the first time a news reader has fallen foul of a spillage, but it may be the best…

topics bloopersErin MolanjournalismNineNine NewstelevisionTV

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Comments: 1

All class 23 Jul 17

That twang!!!!

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