BBC’s gaffe-prone presenter Maryam Moshiri makes another on-air blunder this time reading the autocue – then signs off ‘I’m Ron Burgundy’ in nod to Anchorman

This is the moment when the BBC‘s blunder-prone host Maryam Moshiri makes another on-air blunder as she reads a teleprompter before signing off with a reference to the Anchorman film.

The Tehran-born newsreader has become an online sensation in the past year thanks to her on-air mistakes, deadpan humor and her ability to laugh at herself.

Moshiri’s latest mistake occurred while she was delivering a report on Britain’s dwindling dormouse population, leaving the 46-year-old confused about the words ‘habit’ and ‘habitat’.

After the teleprompter, the presenter said: ‘Hazel Door Mice has fallen by a whopping 70 per cent across the UK. We hope that the new project, which will see them released back into their natural habit, can help them recover the population.”

She immediately notices her blunder and says to the camera, “Is it a habit or a habitat?” I’m probably going to get emails about this.’

Communicating in her ear with the production gallery, the journalist notes, “Well, it says custom on the teleprompter, so what can I say. Nicola Hassler has more, I’m Ron Burgundy!’

Maryam Moshiri’s latest mistake occurred while delivering a report on the dwindling number of hazel voles, leaving the 46-year-old confused about the words ‘habit’ and ‘habitat’.

Last year, Moshiri, one of the network’s lead presenters, went viral after accidentally opening a BBC bulletin by giving viewers the middle finger

In her latest blunder, Moshiri referenced Will Ferrell’s 2004 blockbuster film, in which his legendary news anchor character had a question mark added to the end of his teleprompter, making it sound like he was wondering who he was.

Moshiri was referring to Will Ferrell’s 2004 blockbuster film, in which his legendary news anchor character had a question mark added to the end of his teleprompter, making it sound like he was wondering who he was and saying, “I’m Ron Burgundy?”

After the video news report, Moshiri added: “Of course I meant ‘habitat’, but there was ‘habit’ written on the teleprompter, which shows that I read what is presented to me.”

This blunder is the latest in a long line of iconic moments that have seen Moshiri win thousands of fans with her hilarious on-air antics.

Last year, Moshiri, one of the network’s lead presenters, went viral after accidentally opening a BBC bulletin by giving viewers the middle finger – something that shocked some of her audience but provoked laughter from many.

In the clip, she can be seen raising her eyebrows and turning off the camera as she appears on screen after the program’s famous musical countdown ends.

She then seems to quickly realize she is live and snatches her hand away before starting to read out the headlines about Boris Johnson.

Later, a full clip showing Maryam’s full countdown was leaked. In the footage, she uses her fingers to count backwards from 10 before taking to the air, accompanying each gong with a funny face.

The clip sparked a new frenzy on social media as people were left in stitches by her unintentional joke and a campaign was launched to project her onto the London Eye as the country rang in the New Year 2024.

Then, in May this year, the presenter caught the internet’s attention again when she hilariously burst into a coughing fit while reading the World Today program news bulletin at 6pm.

The 46-year-old tried to hold back her cough as she announced updates on Julian Assange’s Supreme Court ruling, but was quickly forced to ‘give up’.

The BBC presenter, dressed in a textured black outfit, tried to hold back her cough but ended up having a coughing fit

Less than a few weeks later, even more hilarious images emerged of the newsreader reporting on the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.

The clip shows Moshiri punching her assistant away as he tries to fix the host’s hair after the cameras start rolling.

The presenter then recovers from the blunder and delivers the start of the bulletin hours before the start of the match.

Born in Tehran and educated in London, Maryam joined the BBC in 2003 after two years at Independent Radio News. She spent most of her career in corporate reporting.

During her first 16 years in the broadcaster, Maryam was an anchor on BBC business programs such as Talking Business and The Business Briefing.

However, in 2019 she became a news presenter on BBC News and BBC World News – where she made a name for herself as the company’s craziest presenter.

Before Moshiri went viral with the middle finger clip last December, she had already wowed viewers with her varied talents.

Last summer, as Britain prepared to see the supermoon, the BBC presenter presented a segment on the phenomenon that had left people in awe.

Unfortunately, she didn’t have any footage or a photo to show to viewers at the time, which may have left some people wanting, but she had a backup plan.

She raised her hands in front of her, made a ball shape and said to her audience, “It looked a little like this, please.”

It was another clip that caught the attention of TV viewers, with journalist Scott Bryan posting the moment on X and describing it as ‘incredible scenes’.

Moshiri is married to Jonathan Farmer, editor-in-chief of LatinNews (pictured), with whom she shares three children

One of Moshiri’s top moments is the segment where she apologized to viewers for not having a photo of the supermoon, and instead demonstrated it for them.

She is a woman of many talents: Moshiri also gave herself the title of Britain’s strongest newsreader after bending a spoon at herself live on air

In response, Maryam said, “I think it’s a pretty good impression considering what I had to play with!!!”

Elsewhere, she showed off her ability to bend a spoon during a segment in which a man crushed a frying pan with his hands.

In her deadpan style that viewers have come to love, she gave the audience exactly what they wanted.

She said: ‘I want to show you that I am actually the strongest person here at the BBC.’

Maryam then held up the spoon, which she said came from the BBC canteen and was a ‘real spoon’, and then bent it completely out of shape, letting out a groan as she strained.

She showed viewers the bent spoon and asked, “What do you think?” before you say to a colleague, “I’d love to see you do that!”

The moment turned Maryam into a meme again, and she joked on her Instagram page: “This is what happens to spoons that annoy me” and called herself #EnglandsStrongestNewsreader.