BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt and Rachel Burden left in stitches
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BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt and Rachel Burden are left stranded when rugby star Kevin Sinfield is accidentally filmed peeing on live TV
BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt and Rachel Burden were left stranded on Saturday after rugby star Kevin Sinfield was accidentally filmed peeing on live TV.
Cameras followed rugby league star Kevin Sinfield’s latest run as he attempts to complete seven marathons in seven days.
Charlie proudly announced, “We have a camera on board a bike,” before realizing what was happening on screen.
Comical: BBC Breakfast’s Charlie Stayt and Rachel Burden were abandoned on Saturday after rugby star Kevin Sinfield was accidentally filmed doing a pee on live TV
Charlie was then seen with his head in his hands as the screen switched back to the studio and he was heard to say, ‘Ah. OKAY. OKAY,’
Rachel, filling in for missing Naga Munchetty, struggled to contain her laughter as she said, “That was brilliant timing. Well done Charlie, I give you all the credit for that. In the meantime, let me read this message while Kev relieves himself a little.’
Naga was forced to quit the show less than 20 minutes after the live broadcast on Friday when she disappeared from the couch as she started to lose her voice.
Charity: Cameras followed rugby league star Kevin Sinfield’s latest run as he attempts to complete seven marathons in seven days
Kevin embarked on a 275 mile run from Murrayfield to Manchester to raise money for motor neuron disease charities, in honor of his former teammate Rob Burrow.
He plans to reach Old Trafford – where he and Burrow won seven Super League titles with Leeds Rhinos – at half-time of next Saturday’s final, and hopes to see England triumph by winning their first World Cup.
He told MailOnline, “That would be a dream day. It would be absolutely amazing if we show up at half time and see England’s men in the final and win.
“How we’ve performed so far is excellent. I think we’re good enough to win it, I just hope we can because it would do wonders for the sport. It would be a huge shot in the arm for British rugby league.’
Funny: Charlie proudly announced ‘We have a camera on board a bike’ before realizing what was happening on screen
But when asked if he would rather play in the final next Saturday or complete his seventh ultramarathon in a row, Sinfield has no hesitation in answering.
“If my run raises hope, awareness and much-needed funds for a disease that is massively underfunded, it would be any day of the week,” he tells Sportsmail ahead of his third epic charity challenge.
“Playing in a World Cup final would have been great, but it’s not about helping others and that’s more important to me.
“Because of how my rugby career ended with the Rhinos and won the treble in 2015, I got the perfect farewell. It meant I could close that book and I didn’t want rugby to rule the rest of my life.
“I’m really proud of the past two years and the hope we’ve been able to give and the awareness we’ve created, all on Rob’s behalf.
Run: Kevin embarked on a 275-mile run from Murrayfield to Manchester to raise money for motor neuron disease charities, in honor of his former teammate Rob Burrow
‘The fact that Rob knows I’m standing shoulder to shoulder with him, and that I’ll do everything I can to help him, that’s what matters to me. In the end I’m just going to run for a buddy.’
Well, what a run it is, with Sinfield covering over 35 miles every day for seven days.
In his first ‘7 in 7′ challenge – in honor of Burrow’s bib number – in 2020, he completed seven marathons in one week. Last year he ran 101 miles in 24 hours from Leicester Tigers’ Welford Road – where he works as a defense coach – to the Rhinos’ Headingley Stadium. But this is another level.
Charity: Sinfield admits he faces a “terrible and brutal” task as he tries to raise money for Motor Neuron Disease. His former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow (L) was diagnosed with the condition in 2019