Sunrise’s Edwina Bartholomew has to apologize after the family-friendly show aired X-rated footage live
Sunrise viewers turned red after the show aired a surprisingly racy segment on Monday morning.
During the family-friendly breakfast program, substitute presenters Edwina Bartholomew and Mark Beretta spoke with bird expert Dr. Grainne Cleary on a breeding program and the difficulties of matchmaking in the bird world.
while dr Cleary spoke, footage of various birds mating began flashing on the screen, causing Edwina and Mark to embarrassingly laugh.
Sunrise Fill-in host Edwina Bartholomew (left) was forced to apologize after the family-friendly show aired footage of birds mating on Monday. Pictured with Fill-in co-host Mark Beretta
Edwina tried to calm down and at the end of the segment said to Dr. Cleary: “Thank you for coming this morning.”
“And apologies to the viewers who had to explain this vision to their children watching this morning,” she said through tears of laughter.
Mark then explained to Dr. Cleary the situation, unaware of the confronting images viewers had just seen.
During the family-friendly show, Edwina and Mark spoke to bird expert Dr. Grainne Cleary (right) on a breeding program and the difficulties of matchmaking in the bird world. while dr Cleary spoke, footage of various birds mating began flashing on the screen, causing Edwina and Mark to embarrassingly laugh
“As you spoke, we had great on-screen matchmaking moments with birds around the world. That was a nature experience this morning,” he said.
Edwina, still crying with laughter, then turned to Mark and joked, “The eagles really hit it off.”
“The ibises surprised me!” Mark mused.
Edwina told viewers after the segment, “Sorry to viewers who had to explain this vision to their kids watching this morning.”
The awkward moment came just days after Sunrise viewers blasted new presenter Mylee Hogan for joking that cricketer Glenn McGrath had died during a segment of a twisted TikTok fad.
The cruel madness on the social media platform sees children filming their parents’ horrified reaction when they are mistakenly told a favorite celebrity has died suddenly.
Hogan – granddaughter of Australian icon Paul Hogan – happily reported on the viral trend on Wednesday, before deputy presenter Mark Beretta ended the report early.
It comes after shocked viewers blasted new Sunrise reporter Mylee Hogan (pictured) for joking that cricketer Glenn McGrath died last Wednesday during a segment of a twisted TikTok fad
“That might be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen,” Mark said. “I dont like this at all. We shouldn’t do this. remove it Pick it up now.’
But when Mark went on to talk to former Australian fast bowler McGrath about the Boxing Day Test, Hogan blurted out, “Glenn McGrath has died!”
The comment, which was heard off-camera but clearly, sparked an angry reaction from Mark and co-host Edwina Bartholomew.
“Not even… that’s not funny,” Edwina said as Hogan laughed. Mark added: “I don’t get it at all. It’s not funny like that. It’s crazy…’
The serious Edwina immediately apologized to viewers, adding: “It’s not funny. Forgiveness.
Hogan blurted out, “Glenn McGrath is dead,” just before the show switched to an interview with the Australian fast bowler, whose wife Jane died of breast cancer in 2008. Pictured: Glenn McGrath of Australia with his wife Jane on May 29, 2003