Sky's Adam Boulton swallows a fly live on air – Daily TV round-up

Sky News political editor Adam Boulton bit off a little more than he could chew yesterday, when he swallowed a fly live on air.

Boulton was conducting a two-way broadcast with news anchor Dermot Murnaghan outside 10 Downing Street, when he appeared to be experiencing some discomfort.

After visibly gagging, Murnaghan, back in the studio, asked Boulton whether he wanted to continue with the broadcast.

But maintaining his professionalism, Boulton revealed that he swallowed the insect, and continued the broadcast regardless.

It's not the first time that a clip featuring Boulton has gone viral.

During the coverage of the last General Election in 2010, he lost his temper with former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell during a live broadcast outside the Houses of Parliament.

The clip, posted on YouTube, has received nearly one million views.

In another interview, which also got views in the tens of thousands conducted with the jailed former newspaper magnate Conrad Black, he was told to 'stop being a jackass'. [Sky News]

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