BBC News presenter and newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti has gone viral on TikTok.
The 55-year-old journalist, who is best known for regularly presenting on the BBC News channel, caused a stir with fans as a video clip of her holding what looked like an unlit cigarette during a live broadcast has circulated online.
The footage is from October 31 and Reeta seemed to be talking about the second coronavirus lockdown at the time.
She appears calm and unaware of how the mystery object looks on camera as she presents the latest headlines to her audience, who were left extremely puzzled.
Fans were left divided as they couldn't decide whether the object in question was a pen or a cigarette.
However BBC News confirmed to The Mirror that Reeta is in fact holding a pen in her hand, to avoid any further confusion.
In the background, the person filming the live BBC News footage can be heard laughing at what they saw on their screen.
They zoomed in on the video so fans could get a glimpse at the "cigarette" that Reeta was said to have been holding.
"When you forget to put out your fag before your shift [laughing emoji]," the caption read.
In response, a fan giggled: "That's hilarious. You think she needs it after tonight's waiting game."
"OMG what a joke, she must have been in a hurry," a second shared.
While other were quick to point out it was a pen and were left unamused by the joke.
"It's clearly the bottom end of a pen," they commented.
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