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Carol Kirkwood leaves BBC Breakfast viewers in hysterics after saying there are lots of 'doggers' in Greenwich Park

BBC Breakfast weather presenter Carol Kirkwood left viewers in hysterics this morning after she accidentally said there were lots of "doggers" in Greenwich Park.

"What a view we have," Ms Kirkwood said as she gave this morning's weather forecast from the park in south east London.

She added: "Fabulous! The sun is beating down, we've seen lots of doggers."

Ms Kirkwood was quick to correct her slip of the tongue, adding: "Not doggers of course... lots of dog walkers and joggers."

BBC viewers appeared to be delighted by the mishap and shared their reactions on Twitter.

One Twitter user said: "Did make me cough up my cornflakes this morning!" as they thanked Ms Kirkwood for making their Monday a "little brighter".

Another said they couldn't stop giggling after hearing the forecast.

Fellow BBC Breakfast presenter Greg James said the slip-up was "further proof that Carol Kirkwood is a National Treasure".

After Ms Kirkwood's slip-up, Greenwich Park began trending on Twitter with the hashtags #BBCBreakfast and #doggers.

Ms Kirkwood later tweeted: "That will teach me to try and say joggers and dog walkers in the same sentence!!! Sorry!"

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker also made light of the blunder, adding: "Reasons to love Carol number 472 #Joggers. Recovered like a pro. I don’t think anyone even noticed #BBCBreakfast."

It's not the first time a BBC presenter has made a slip-up live on air.

Last year Carrie Gracie appeared to drop the C-bomb as she stumbled over Jeremy Hunt's name while delivering a bulletin on the UK Government’s response to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's hunger strike on Monday’s News 24.

“The British government has repeatedly called for her release,” she said. “The Foreign Secretary Jeremy C*** has summoned the Iranian ambassador to discuss the issue.”

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