Huw Edwards
(Picture: PA)Huw Edwards has just tweeted his own name and people cannot believe it.
The BBC presenter has followed in the footsteps of former chancellor Ed Balls by tapping out his own name and pressing send on the app, possibly in a hapless attempt to search for himself, but who knows.
Huw Edwards
— Huw Edwards (@thehuwedwards) October 1, 2021
Of course, the tweet is funny because of Balls. The former Labour MP tweeted his name 10 years ago and every year since we have celebrated Ed Balls day on 28 April. Balls himself marks the occasion by baking cakes, for instance.
Ed Balls
— Ed Balls (@edballs) April 28, 2011
As a journalist, Edwards should be pretty clued up on the gaffe and at least know how to use Twitter. Perhaps he’s done it completely intentionally, or in a bid to become as Twitter famous as Balls.
Either way, the fact that he’s done it at all still had people in hysterics:
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Ed Balls moment https://t.co/EnK0RLwd84
— Will Goddard (@willpaddyg) October 1, 2021
It's not Ed Balls Day till April. This is like putting the Christmas tree up in August... https://t.co/PAj0i1q29l
— Duncan Hall (@doktordunc) October 1, 2021
Ed Balls seeing Huw Edwards tweet.pic.twitter.com/aOiNeaCGoa
— Peanut (@inquisitivenut) October 1, 2021
I see Huw is taking on Ed Balls. Happy Huw Edwards day. Put it in your diaries. https://t.co/LnD7VOyKAl
— Fi (@fifigabor04) October 1, 2021
Brilliant that an independent Wales will have its own version of Ed Balls Day... pic.twitter.com/J8vQniVlSL
— Rhys Griffiths (@rhysdgriffiths) October 1, 2021
Is it Ed Balls Day already?
— James Marsh (@JamesMarsh1974) October 1, 2021
Hopefully this is finally the spell that kills off 'Ed Balls Day'.
— dan barker (@danbarker) October 1, 2021
Balls is yet to comment on the incident so whether he will welcome Edwards into the clan of internet cheugsters or feels that the presenter is encroaching on his territory remains to be seen. And whether the anniversary of Edward tweeting his name also becomes as significant as Christmas is something we will only know in 365 days.
Regardless, you might say it’s a Huwge Balls up for all involved...
