A BBC Scotland presenter has been slammed after calling herself a 'midget' during an autocue blunder.
Viewers raged at Sally Magnusson after she said she had to 'become a midget' to bend down and see her script during Reporting Scotland last night.
She had lost her place live on air after it appeared the autocue had accidentally showed the wrong story leaving her to think on her feet.
But the awkward moment left some viewers furious at her 'cruel' choice of words.
'Midget' is often used as an offensive slur for people who suffer with dwarfism.
The BBC has now apologised for the 'inappropriate' expression as 'Sally acknowledges it was not her best choice of words.'
It comes after many viewers took to social media to vent their anger over the incident.
One person said: "Did Sally Magnusson just say 'I need to be a midget' to read the autocue'???"
A second person said: "I had to rewind and playback.....I think it’s offensive and like you was cringing....I like Sally too but come on..."
A third person said:"@sallymag1 you need to apologise for this, this is not acceptable from a BBC journalist!!, cruel and hate speech!!"
A forth person said: "Disgrace."
A fifth person said: "Did @sallymag1 refer to herself as a midget on the telly."
A spokesperson for the BBC said: "'On last night’s “Reporting Scotland” there was a temporary issue with the equipment on the camera which provides the script for Sally Magnusson.
"In dealing with the situation on live TV, Sally inadvertently used an expression which is now generally considered inappropriate.
"Sally acknowledges it was not her best choice of words.
"No offence was intended but we apologise for any upset caused."
