Frosty chill has come over the studio: BBC weathergirl caught on camera rolling her eyes after forecast on 10 O'Clock News
- Presenter Wendy Hurrell, 31, caught revealing face of thunder after report
- Smile quickly faded as she rolled eyes and flicked hair on BBC London
- Viewers took to Twitter to speculate as to where her anger was directed
- Ms Hurrell later claimed she has been annoyed at technical problems
By STEVE ROBSON
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The forecast was for blue skies and sunshine, but weathergirl Wendy Hurrell's reaction was a face of thunder.
The presenter was caught revealing her frustration shortly after her 10.30pm report on BBC London last night.
The 31-year-old had been all smiles as she predicted warm weather for London the rest of the week.
But when the camera remained on her, Ms Hurrell could be seen rolling her eyes and flicking her hair in an apparent display of contempt.
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Not amused: Weather presenter Wendy Hurrell makes her feelings known without realising the camera is still on her
Cold front: The forecast had been for warm, sunny weather but Ms Hurrell displayed a frosty stare
Gloomy: Viewers quickly took to Twitter to speculate as to what had upset weathergirl Wendy Hurrell
Ice cold glare: Some viewers thought the grimace may have been aimed at news anchor Riz Lateef
Viewers were quick to take to Twitter to speculate as to what had brought on the cold front as clips of the candid moment were posted on YouTube and Facebook.
Some thought that her anger was directed at news anchor Riz Lateef.
One wrote: 'OMG! Did anyone see the eye rolling from Wendy Hurrell at the end of the weather tonight. Tut tut! Me thinks you don't like Riz Lateef'
Another said: '@WendyHurrell you should wait till the camera is off you before you pull the 'I couldn't give a s***' face'
'@WendyHurrell providing much amusement on this sofa with a post-weather eye roll and 'what evs' face,' wrote another.
Plenty of viewers noticed the candid moment caught on camera and took to Twitter to make comments
Twitter user Dom Vizor was among those who found Ms Hurrell's unimpressed expression amusing
Reaction: Ms Hurrell quickly went onto Twitter herself to explain her 'roll of the eyes'
Sense of humour: The presenter was able to see the funny side of being caught venting her frustration on camera
Change of heart: Earlier Wendy Hurrell had seemed bright and breezy during the forecast
Hiding her feelings: Ms Hurrell said she had been frustrated at a series of technical problems during the broadcast
But Ms Hurrell soon took to Twitter herself claiming that she was simply frustrated at a series of technical faults which had hampered the broadcast.
She wrote: 'The roll of the eyes was because I had to do the whole forecast without being able to see any graphics - it wasn't at Riz Lateef! #techfail'
'And clearly I was kept cut up in frame while I took out my frustration on the nearest and inanimate object (green wall of the studio)!'
The presenter was able to see the funny side of the gaffe, even comparing it to the Will Ferrell film Anchorman.
'It's actually really funny, even I have to admit. Our world is just like Anchorman,' she later Tweeted.
Support: Wendy Hurrell, left, sparked a Twitter storm with her eyeroll but she was given support by her colleague and news anchor Riz Lateef, right, who said she had been frustrated by technical problems
And Ms Hurrell was backed up by her news anchor Riz Lateef who tweeted that her explanation was true.
She Tweeted: 'Thankfully it was not me phew! she was not impressed with the technical fail of having no weather graphics.'
'Ok so it was one of the more 'interesting' late bulletins shall we say. And your comments made @WendyHurrell and I chuckle.'
BBC spokesperson said: 'BBC London has recently moved very successfully into a new studio. Last night we had a couple of technical problems which meant that Wendy couldn’t see the weather graphics and the camera lingered on her too long at the end of the forecast.
'Wendy unfortunately didn’t realise she was still in shot.'
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