This Morning’s Dermot O’Leary stunned as four-year-old ‘genius’ jumps on him live on air
THIS Morning viewers couldn’t stop laughing as an interview with a four-year-old boy-genius turned into chaos.
Little Teddy Hobbs is Mensa’s youngest member. from the UK having taught himself to read aged two, and can now count to 100 in several languages, including Mandarin.
Despite having intellect beyond his years, Teddy proved he’s still young at heart on the ITV show today.
He took a shine to host Dermot O’Leary and repeatedly jumped on him during the interview with his mum.
Viewers were in hysterics, with one saying: “Go out to make a cup of tea, come back to find Dermot getting savagely attacked by a 4yr old and his Teddy bear.”
Another said: “This interview is comedy gold! We are more interested in dermot getting slapped with a teddy.”
Someone else added: “Omg love this little kid on This Morning just brilliant.. so funny and adorable.”
A viewer laughed: “This interview’s chaos! Dermot & Alison are big kids themselves!”
Another added: “Kids smacking ten bells out out Dermot. Say what you like about the chap but you can just tell he is a great dad!”
One said: “This is carnage. It’s brilliant!”
Mensa is an international group for high-IQ individuals founded in 1947 that only accepts members who are above the 98th percentile of IQs worldwide.
The exclusive organisation for the intellectual ‘elite’ welcomed the youngster when he was just three years and nine months old.