Good Morning Britain’s Laura Tobin was left red-faced after Richard Madeley waded in to correct her on the name of an island off Scotland.
The weather presenter was discussing curling stones on the ITV breakfast show and told a story about how she visited the place where they came from – but then forgot its name.
“I have been to a little island off the west coast of Scotland where all curling stones are made from and I can’t remember what it’s called!” she said.
“I think it’s called the Isle of Arran but it’s this, like, little rock just to the west coast of Scotland where all curling stones are made from. Maybe I’ll get you the exact information a little bit later on this morning.”
Richard was quick to set her straight.
Turning to his co-host Susanna Reid, he asked: “Are you going to tell her or shall I tell her?”
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“It’s not Arran, it’s Ailsa Craig,” he said.
“The granite for the stones is sourced from two locations – Ailsa Craig, the Scottish island off the coast of Ayrshire and the Trefor granite quarry in Wales.”
Richard then quizzed Laura about how much the stones weighed.
Peering at her phone, she replied: “I do know how much they weigh actually… “
However, she tailed off and then confessed: “No, actually I don’t know how much.”
Laura insisted she would find out as Richard started to laugh.
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“Honestly, I don’t really care!” he insisted.
The discussion had viewers flocking to Twitter to discuss the weight of curling stones.
One joked that Richard’s comments were “pure Partridge”.
“Richard Madeley went all Alan Partridge there haha asking Laura the weather woman what curling stones weigh,” they posted.
“Pure Partridge moment.”
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