This is basically what live TV is made for…
Donal Skehan was presenting Saturday Kitchen on BBC One, with Julian Clary and a number of food and wine experts.
The group were prepping the main meal, with Donal working away on the herbs with new super-sharp knives that his co-chef Jun Tanaka was promoting on the show, when this happened:
I hope @DonalSkehan still has a finger after this morning’s @SaturdayKitchen ???? pic.twitter.com/Xe9I7Zi0Ob
— David Grundy (@DavidGrundy) July 15, 2017
Ever the professional, Donal wrapped it up with a tea-towel and continued to present the show, letting Julian take over the herb duty, and they powered through to finishing cooking the meal.
However, Skeehan’s fanbase were concerned for his well-being, what with his fingers and hands being pretty much integral to his livelihood, but despite assertions from Donal himself that he was all well and good, the well-wishes were sent out en masse.
Everyone praying for @DonalSkehan‘s finger right now #saturdaykitchen @SaturdayKitchen pic.twitter.com/MSdHX80dKL
— George Chambers (@geocham) July 15, 2017
When @DonalSkehan chopped his finger on @SaturdayKitchen pic.twitter.com/IQCuzNAxZj
— Laura Burrows (@laurasaurus123) July 15, 2017
Poor @DonalSkehan just sliced his fingers live on tv using Jun Tanaka’s super sharp @TogKnives!! So sharp they even surprise pro chefs!!?
— Natalie Bruce (@PugglyUK) July 15, 2017
#FingerGate as truly hilarious ? Hope @DonalSkehan makes a full recovery ??? #ouch
— Rick Rodgers™ (@rgrodgers) July 15, 2017
@DonalSkehan hope the finger is ok! Well held together!
— Neill Forrest (@NeillForrest) July 15, 2017
#SaturdayKitchen @DonalSkehan oh dear, hope your cut isn’t too bad but the smooth way you casually ignored it made me laugh ?
— Claudi Cooper (@Claudi_) July 15, 2017
Donal can take solace in the fact that he wasn’t the only one to make a boo-boo on the show that morning though, as one of the camera-men lost his way while crossing the set, which (again) wasn’t lost on the viewers.
@SaturdayKitchen cameraman? pic.twitter.com/JRO5eNABFe
— Fortune Musasiwa (@Fofo30) July 15, 2017
And this is why we absolutely love live T.V.
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