BBC viewers were confused when Comic Relief appeared to suffer a technical blunder at the start of the show.
However, the apparent technical issue came during a segment called Magic Goes Wrong, which left some viewers wondering if the so-called blunder was actually intended.
The mysterious moment came just 20 minutes after Comic Relief kicked off on BBC One (March 18).
The BBC’s annual fundraising show was hosted by Alesha Dixon, Paddy McGuinness, Lenny Henry and David Tennant.
When Alesha and Paddy introduced the Mind Mangler, an act played by Henry Lewis, fans could still hear the previous segment, which saw Fantastic Beasts stars Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law surprise school kids with a trip to the Wizarding World.
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It meant the Mind Mangler’s segment was interrupted by Eddie and Jude’s voices at first before a long silence filled the studio.
Cutting off the segment, Alesha said: “Give it up for the Mind Mangler!”, before correcting herself, saying that there had been a “technical fault” in the studio.
Some viewers on social media questioned whether the ‘error’ was staged.
One fan wrote: “Is it wrong that I genuinely can’t tell if that Mind Mangler bit was genuinely supposed to happen, or if it was an actual technical fault?”
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A second replied: “A fourth added: “Exactly. We have a storm going on in Spain and I thought the signal had gone. Hope we return to it!”
A third said: “I’m trying to figure that out as well!”
A fourth penned: “So was that meant to go wrong because if it wasn’t then that was very very clever that it went wrong at that particular moment”
A fifth added: “Not @magicgoeswrong on #ComicRelief #RedNoseDay genuinely going wrong!!”
It comes after Radio 2 host Zoe Ball was forced to pull out of the show after catching Covid.
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The broadcaster had been due to present the show, but she told fans Britain’s Got Talent star Alesha would be filling in for her.
Taking to Twitter, she wrote: “pook ! fell at last hurdle and have had positive lat flows this am- noooooooo – gorgeous @AleshaOfficial is going to work the double shift tonight on @ComicRelief, i owe you lady love – good luck to A, Lenny, David, Paddy, AJ, Vernon, & the @comicrelief gang.”
She added: “here are so many brilliant treats in store tonight. i’ll be watching & supporting from bed (probably in full make up, outfit, heels and all) might invite @joeldommett over #sickbay COMIC RELIEF @BBCOne 7pm #rednoseday.”
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