Sunday Brunch host mishap leaves guests in stitches with comical on-air blunder

06 August 2023 , 15:17

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Sunday Brunch host mishap leaves guests in stitches with comical on-air blunder

A Sunday Brunch error descended into comical chaos with one of the hosts attempting to drink a palmful of vinegar live on air.

The Sunday chat show hosted by chef Simon Rimmer and presenter Tim Lovejoy is known for its improvised segments and comical moments, and this Sunday (6 August) was no different. Channel 4 viewers watched as the live show took a hilarious turn with Tim Lovejoy's blunder putting the celebrity guests into stitches as they laughed at his error before trying to help.

The blunder began as one of the show's celebrity guests, Slipknot star Corey Taylor, started a trend as he tasted a special vinegar before passing it along to the other guests to do the same. Guests Gregg Sulkin, Jennifer Ellison, Sara Davies and Miles Kane all followed suit before Tim decided to join in on the action too.

Sunday Brunch presenters Tim and Simon are known for their unscripted moments on the Channel 4 show (channel 4)

Yet poor Tim didn't manage to do it neatly or discreetly but instead ended up making a mess of it instead. The vinegar, created with fermented maple syrup, was being used in a recipe by chef James Golding who was using it with some courgettes as he cooked up a feast for the guests from a recipe in his new book Food for Thought.

The first to try the vinegar, Corey praised it as he said: "It’s really good!" He then advised his fellow guests to try it too, as he urged: "We’re all weird right now, 'lick your hand!'" As the others did the same, handing the bottle down the row it eventually got to Master Chef star Shazia Mirza who took it one step further by pretending to wear the vinegar as perfume.

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Slipknot's Corey egged on Tim to try the unique vinegar

Host Tim, eager to try the vinegar, excitedly poured some out into his hand before realising he'd poured too much and not knowing what to do next. Slipknot star Corey was in peals of laughter, as were the other guests before the others tried to pass Tim a tissue as he decided to bite the bullet and drink the vinegar from his palm in one go. A choked-up Tim with tears in his eyes then added: "It’s really good!"

This isn't the first time Sunday Brunch has turned into chaos either. Last month the Channel 4 show left presenters Simon and Tim red-faced after Alastair Campbell swore on live telly. As a guest on the show, the former spokesperson and strategist for Tony Blair went on a fiery tirade about Greta Thunberg.

Tim was left downing a handful of the vinegar after pouring out too much

Alastair, who was also a political journalist as well as the communications director for the Labour Party, was on the popular show to promote his book But What Can I Do? and discussed his frustrations with the current government and politics today. During the awkward interview, the 66-year-old PR guru spoke about why people had become disengaged with politics, and co-host Tim began blaming Alastair for "being the problem with politics".

In response, Alastair started talking about Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and praised her for taking a stand to highlight the issue of climate change. He then surprised hosts Tim and Simon when he said those who criticise her on social media were "mainly male. right-wing, older men...Sitting there on a sofa saying he's a t***, that's what they do."

Tim quickly apologised to viewers for the slip-up, but the presenters were both left tickled by the inadvertent swearing on a Sunday morning.

Niamh Spence