Ben Shephard left fans in hysterics on Thursday’s Good Morning Britain when he made an awkward and inappropriate blunder.
As the presenter, 49, and his co-host Kate Garraway spoke to Lorraine Kelly to find out what’s in store for her on her show, Ben dug his foot in as he made an unfortunate mess of his words.
As Lorraine introduced her show she showed off a range of costumes, pointing to a silky white shirt she joked: ‘Ben, that was made for you.’
But his words were overtaken when he exclaimed: ‘I thought it was Wee Willy W***y’s nightgown, from Wee Willy Winkie.’
He may have thought he was getting away with it, but Lorraine and Kate soon burst into hysterics as they responded to the blunder.
Ben Shephard, 49, left fans in hysterics with an inappropriate gaffe during Thursday’s episode of Good Morning Britain
As the presenter and his co-host Kate Garraway spoke to Lorraine Kelly to find out what was in store for her on her show, Ben dug his foot in as he made an unfortunate mess of his words.
‘Wee Willy W***y’ Lorraine repeated, ‘How dare you!’
Joking in light of last week’s announcement that Ben will join Cat Deeley as the new co-host of This Morning, Kate joked: ‘This Morning is feeling really good right now, and we’re loving it, aren’t we Lorraine?! ‘
And fans of the show also enjoyed the mistake as they took to Twitter to share in the hilarity.
One teased: ‘Brilliant mistake from @benshephard on Good Morning Britain ‘Wee Willy W***y”
A second wrote: ‘Funniest thing I’ve ever heard @benshephard on @GMB say #williewankie to @reallorraine omg I was shocked, that must be a clip we have to watch again and again. Maybe his departure clip.’
A third chimed in: ‘@benshephard and @thismorning @benshephard We Willy W****e All the best, looking forward to seeing you this morning if I get the chance! I’ll miss you on GMB xx’.
In response to the attention, Ben, whose last day on GMB is Friday, replied to a post and joked: ‘what are they going to do if they fire me’.
Another wrote: ‘Absolutely hilarious!! Ben at his best We love you Ben’ and another said: ‘Wee Willy W****e what a way to start the day’.
As Lorraine introduced her show she showed off a range of costumes, pointing to a silky white shirt she joked: ‘Ben, that was made for you.’ But his words were overtaken when he exclaimed: ‘I thought it was Wee Willy W***y’s, Wee Willy Winkie’s nightgown’
‘Wee Willy W***y’ Lorraine repeated, ‘How dare you!’
Fans of the show also enjoyed the mistake as they took to Twitter to share in the hilarity
In response to the attention, Ben, whose last day on GMB is Friday, responded to a post, joking: ‘What are they going to do by firing me’
Other fans joked that they couldn’t stop rewinding the clip as they expressed their sadness at the presenter leaving GMB
While another said: ‘Wee willy! You designed it beautifully Ben! xx’ and another famous one: ‘Wee Willy W****e! I have wounded this so many times, you are such a tonic.”
It comes after it was confirmed earlier on Thursday morning that Friday will be Ben’s last day on the show ahead of his move to This Morning.
On Thursday’s GMB, Kate, 56, discussed Coronation Street character Mary Taylor’s obsession with Ben.
During the Valentine’s Day episode of the ITV soap, Mary told how she would ‘cry into my Ben Shephard pillow’.
Kate then joked: ‘We’re all going to do that tomorrow. We’ve lost him at Good Morning Britain.’
Afterwards, during the competition portion, Andi joked about getting him a present while confirming that “tomorrow is Ben’s last day.”
It comes after Ben paid an emotional tribute to Good Morning Britain co-host and ‘on-screen woman of 20 years’ Kate.
The Tipping Point presenter said no longer presenting alongside girlfriend Kate was the ‘hardest decision’ before agreeing to the role of Phillip Schofield’s replacement.
last Friday it was announced that Ben will join Cat Deeley as the new co-host of This Morning, while Kate took to Instagram to congratulate the couple, admitting how much she would miss working with him
It comes after Ben paid an emotional tribute to Good Morning Britain co-host and ‘on-screen woman of 20 years’ Kate
The telly favourite, who has hosted GMB since 2014, also revealed that the adjacent studios would make it easy for him to catch up.
Saying, “Of course, one of the hardest decisions is knowing that my mornings with Kate, my on-screen wife of almost twenty years, are coming to an end.”
Speaking about her recent loss of beloved husband Derek Draper, Ben continued: “Her journey has been well documented, and I think we can all agree how remarkable she has been over the last four years.”
“I won’t miss the mess, but I learned so much from her, as well as from all the people I’ve been lucky enough to work with.”
Following the news, Kate took to Instagram to congratulate Ben and Cat, while admitting how much she will miss working with him.
Alongside a photo of them laughing, she wrote: “Huge congratulations @benshephardofficial on the @itv @thismorning performance.”
“You will be SOOOOO missed by EVERYONE @gmb viewers and the team and of course especially me. BUT after 24 years of hard work by my side, no one will begrudge you time off for good behavior!!!’
Before you add: ‘Good luck trading early starts for (a little) sleeping in and a Kate for a cat! @catdeeley can’t wait to see you – you’ll have a ball’
Cat and Ben have been in talks for several months following the departure of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield and will now make their debut next month following the news.
Holly and Phil both left the ITV daytime show last year and a rotating group of stars have been at the helm since then