BBC News reporter inadvertently does 'elevator trick' thanks to camera error

Reporter to 'take the stairs' next time

The BBC reporter makes a swift exit (YouTube)

A BBC News reporter gave her best Austin Powers during a recent interview, sliding out of shot as if descending in an elevator after a malfunction with the camera.

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"In a statement the panel said they welcomed the apology but said some of the financial costs could have been avoided," the presenter says as she drops from the shot.

"Caroline, thank you. I think we had a problem there with our camera at the end," the anchorwoman replies with a puzzled expression.

The clip was uploaded to YouTube, posted on Reddit and quickly racked up over 300,000 views, with one viewer commenting: "I wish all news segments ended with some kind of broadcaster 'wipe' like this."

This is not the most awkward BBC newsreader mishap though, no, that accolade goes to Simon McCoy who famously mistook a stack of papers for his iPad when presenting a segment.