Good Morning Britain star Richard Madeley was forced to correct himself after he seemed to swear live on-air.
The hit ITV show returned for another instalment on Tuesday (August 29) with Richard and Kate Garraway back at the helm.
But things took a rather awkward turn when show alum Richard almost dropped a major swear bomb.
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The two hosts were discussing the drama involving passengers stranded abroad due to the current flight chaos.
They then spoke to former Olympian sprinter Iwan Thomas, who is stranded in Amsterdam.
“It could be worse, I managed to find a hotel,” the guest said via a video call from his hotel room.
He did note that he has heard some horror stories though, from people who are stuck at the airports with no accommodation.
However during their chat, co-host Richard then came dangerously close to dropping a swear word.
He told Iwan: “It’s a good job you kept your passport on you, and it’s a good job you’ve got a couple of credit cards on you.
“Otherwise you really would be stuck, you would just basically be sitting on your a*se,” before stopping himself.
Realising his slip of the tongue, co-host Kate’s eyebrows were soon raised as Richard was forced to correct himself.
He quickly added: “Excuse me, sitting on your bottom, at the airport on the floor, which so many people are.”
While Richard didn’t quite “a*se” his near miss immediately became a talking point on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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“Did Richard Madeley just say a*se?” mused one viewer.
Someone else replied and quipped: “Yes,” while a third said: “I thought that!”
Another viewer said: “Been watching 5 mins and old Richie Rich has said ‘a*se’.”
A fifth proclaimed: “Richard saying a*se!”
It comes after GMB was hit with a major shake-up on Monday (August 28) when one main broadcaster was noticeably absent.
From Monday to Wednesday each week, Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley team up to present viewers with the top headlines of today.
But during Monday’s visit (August 28) to the ITV studios, much-loved star Kate Garraway stepped in for Susanna Reid over the Bank Holiday Monday.
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