Huw Edwards was left looking red-faced last night after being forced to apologise for an on-air gaffe in which Bill Cosby was mistakenly referred to as 'Bill Clinton'.
The moment followed a report on the disgraced US entertainer being released from prison after having his sex assault conviction overturned on Wednesday (June 30).
Reporter Michelle Fleury was covering the story from outside SCI Phoenix state prison - where Cosby had been serving a three to 10-year prison sentence before being set free - when she slipped up and said the name of the former American president instead.
She told viewers: "For the last two years this is where Bill Clinton has called home but tonight he will sleep in his own bed after the bombshell decision by Pennsylvania to overturn his conviction of sexual assault."
Cutting back to the BBC News at 10 studio, the veteran broadcaster from Bridgend then apologised for the error.
He said: "And just to clarify what was said there at Michelle’s introduction to the story when she mistakenly said Bill Clinton instead of Bill Cosby. We apologise for the mistake - the story, of course, is about Bill Cosby, the entertainer."
The Philadelphia Supreme Court decided this week that 83-year-old Cosby's 2018 sex assault conviction should be removed.
The star is believed to have left the prison in a white car yesterday and was later spotted giving a peace sign to the cameras.
Cosby reacted to his release by declaring his innocence and thanking his fans in a tweet.
"I have never changed my stance nor my story," he wrote.
"I have always maintained my innocence."
