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14 May 2015

BBC presenter accidentally calls Nigel Farage a c*** live on air

Norman Smith accidentally unleashes the C-Bomb on Nigel Farage while describing the problem with his "personality cult".

By Media Mole

(Photo By Nigel Farage: massive cult. Photo: Getty)

The BBC’s Norman Smith, describing the claims by Ukip MEP Patrick O’Flynn that Nigel Farage was behaving like a “cult-like figure” accidentally described him as a “c***-like figure”. 

Easy mistake to make. 

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