Watch as The One Show suffers huge live technical blunder as it unveils the final three Strictly stars on air
Watch as host Alex Jones attempted to joke off the embarrassing mishap live on air
THE One Show suffered an awkward technical blunder just as it revealed the final lineup for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The beloved BBC One magazine series returned on Monday after weeks off air following a schedule shake-up.
Alex Jones and Lauren Laverne anchored the show from the green sofa as they revealed Nick Knowles, Paul Merson and Sam Quek had all signed up for Strictly.
But during Sam’s reveal the show was plagued with technical problems.
They crossed live to Liverpool where The One Show reporter Kevin was standing by outside the 35-year-old’s home in the Wirral.
As excited Sam appeared on screen, sound issues constantly affected the live reveal.
Despite the problems, bosses continued with the feed as Sam revealed how ‘hard’ it was to keep her participation under wraps.
She explained: “I told my husband, my mum and dad, and something this big, this exciting you want to tell everyone.
“As I got closer and rumours started spreading people were coming up to me saying ‘are you going on the show?’ and to look someone in the eye and lie!
“I can’t lie at the best of times and to keep a straight face and be like ‘I’ve no idea what you’re talking about’, it’s been so hard.”
Back in the studio host Alex Jones addressed the blunder, joking: “Well everyone is so excited the sound’s gone mad but we got gist.”
As the crew erupted into laughter her co-host Lauren Laverne added: “It was a little bit Jimi Hendrix in places but thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Eagle-eyed fans took to social media to share their reaction, with one writing: “The sound just collapsing at the sight of Sam Quek.”
A second wrote: “The sound quality in the Wirral is garbage.”
“The sound being a mess for the big final Strictly reveal is the pinnacle of the The One Show experience,” blasted a third.
The One Show is available on BBC iPlayer.
Strictly's full scandal so far
Strictly Come Dancing's scandal has been growing over the past few months, with several major players speaking out about what went on. Here are the key moments of what's happened so far
16th May: Giovanni Pernice sensationally quits Strictly Come Dancing after nine years on the show.
17th May: Giovanni becomes the centre of an official investigation after three former partners – believed to be Amanda Abbington, Laura Whitmore and Ranvir Singh – make complaints to the BBC.
16th June: Giovanni releases an official statement vowing to clear his name and denies any wrongdoing.
8th July: Strictly confirms Aljaz Skorjanec will return to the series, replacing Giovanni, after initially quitting the show two years ago.
10th July: Amanda Abbington launches fresh legal proceedings to get the rehearsal footage from her time with Giovanni, after allegedly he refused to release the videos.
13th July: Graziano Di Prima is axed from Strictly for “gross misconduct” after footage of his treatment of Zara McDermott is brought to the attention of the BBC.
Graziano quickly broke his silence, apologising for his behaviour in a statement and saying he “deeply regrets it”, adding his “intense passion and determination to win might have affected his training regime.”
15th July: Strictly bosses implement new duty of care protocols, including having a chaperone present throughout all rehearsals.
16th July: Zara McDermott speaks out publicly for first time. She states while the production team were “amazing to work with”, she found the rehearsal room “completely different”, confirming there’s footage of “certain situations”.
19th July: Anton Du Beke is put under the spotlight for his “1970s attitude” and treatment of female celeb stars, particularly after allegedly referring to 2009 partner Laila Rouass as a “p***” after getting a spray tan.
21st July: Paralympian Will Bayley, who has limb condition arthrogryposis, revealed he was encouraged to leap from a table during a dance routine, despite fears. The stunt caused an injury that forced him to withdraw from the show.
22nd July: MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace admits he broke down in tears and got a nasty stress rash on his face during his time on Strictly in 2014.
22nd July: Despite ongoing issues, the Strictly professional cast begin rehearsals for this year’s series.
23rd July: Celebrity agent Melanie Blake claims she was sexually assaulted by an unnamed pro dancer while backstage on the show, and claims she witnessed ageism, rudeness and a rough treatment to the point of injury.
23rd July: Strictly is forced to beef up security after ‘an intruder scales the wall of the rehearsal studio’.
23rd July: BBC boss Tim Davie breaks his silence on the ongoing allegations against Strictly, saying he is ‘deeply sorry’, adding: “Hundreds of people, be they pros, contestants or crew have been part of it and had a brilliant experience.
“At the same time if someone thinks there was something wrong or they want to talk about their experience then of course we want them to raise that with us. Be in no doubt we will take it seriously, listen and deal with it as appropriate.”
24th July: Strictly 2023 star Krishnan Guru-Murthy holds a bombshell interview with Amanda Abbington on Channel 4 news, where she claims she was bullied, with some of the ‘humilation being of a sexual nature’.
27th July: Laura Whitmore releases a statement regarding her Strictly experience, saying “I thought my experience was specific to me but I’ve since learned I was wrong”.
She adds she is not part of the official complaint, but has come forward to support Amanda with the BBC, alongside others.
28th July: Laila Rouass speaks out against the accusations regarding Anton Du Beke, saying she “never felt pressured” by him and “personally insisted on six to seven hours training a day”.
August 10: Graziano breaks his silence on his Strictly axe, saying “these vile, false allegations have ruined my life.”
He also told of the “shocking” end to his friendship with Zara McDermott.