Boston 25’s morning news anchor Vanessa Welch left viewers in disgust after she appeared to swallow a fly after it fell into her mouth during a report.
What appeared to be a a fly or a large clump of eyelashes fell into her mouth as the anchor continued speaking without missing a beat.
On Boston25, the news anchor demonstrated true journalistic professionalism: she swallowed a fly and continued to broadcast asnothing had happened. pic.twitter.com/v9Chc1R8QI
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 28, 2024
However, the anchor did appear to involuntarily wince as she consumed the object, suggesting it may have been a fly.
Social media lit up following the incident, with many horrified while others were impressed with her professionalism.
Decider reports:
“That is professionalism right there,” wrote one Instagram user, while another commented:
“Nah she needs a raise, she didn’t even bat an eye (Well she sorta did)”
Another user wrote:
“I have NEVER seen that level of professionalism DAMN,” while another shared: “My natural instinct would have kicked in straight away and I’d have been a screaming wreck flipping tables and spitting that damn thing out my mouth.”
Some viewers are speculating that it was just a clump of a fake eyelash that Welch may have been wearing.
“Losing an eyelash is already embarrassing, but swallowing it on live TV? That’s next-level awkward!” commented one user, while two others wrote: “Tell me that was an eyelash, tell me that was an eyelash,” and “Guys. It was just a cluster lash that fell off.”
Welch has not publicly confirmed whether it was a fly or not.
