New Zealand TV host Hilary Barry reacts to embarrassing X-RATED captioning fail during broadcast
New Zealand journalist Hilary Barry suffered an awkward technical glitch during the broadcast of TVNZ 1’s Seven Sharp last week.
On Friday, an innocent conversation between Hilary and her co-host Jeremy Wells during the evening current affairs program was incorrectly close captioned.
While turning to Jeremy to discuss ‘salmon’, the words shown on screen were actually an X-rated alternative.
Oh no! New Zealand TV host Hilary Barry (left) has reacted to her embarrassing X-RATED captioning fail during Friday’s broadcast. Pictured with co-host Jeremy Wells
While Hilary, 51, actually professed her love for salmon, the close captioning read: ‘I love semen.’
Eagle-eyed viewers were quick to capture the hilarious mistake and share it to social media.
‘I feel @Hilary_Barry might need to have a word with the subtitle people,’ one Tweet read, adding a crying with laughter emoji.
‘Salmon! I love salmon!’ Taking the inaccurate captioning in good spirits, Hilary Tweeted that ‘salmon’ should have been used in place of the inaccurate word ‘semen’
Taking the inaccurate captioning in good spirits, Hilary re-Tweeted the post, cheekily clarifying: ‘Salmon! I love salmon!’
She also shared the screenshot to Instagram, comically writing: ‘Subtitle fail. For the record: I LOVE SALMON!!’
Still poking fun of the unfortunate mishap, Hilary shared a picture in the kitchen with salmon fillets on Sunday, writing: ‘Guess what’s for dinner? SALMON! #idolovesalmon.’
‘Guess what’s for dinner?’ Still poking fun of the unfortunate mishap, Hilary shared a picture in the kitchen with salmon fillets on Sunday
Hilary has been a TV journalist for more than 25 years in New Zealand, with her first tole as a news reporter in Christchurh for TV3 in 1993.
At the 2006 Qantas Television Awards she was voted Favourite New Zealand Female Personality.
In 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Hilary won TV Guide’s Best on The Box award for Best Presenter in New Zealand.
She joined TVNZ 1’s weekday current affairs show Seven Sharp in 2018.
Seasoned professional: Hilary has been a TV journalist for more than 25 years in New Zealand