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BBC cooking segment goes awry when host slices his finger open on air

BY CHLOE BRYAN From Mashable

Ever get kinda nervous while you’re watching a chef chop away at veggies on television? Well, we are sorry to report that particular nightmare has actually transpired.

BBC Saturday Kitchen host Donal Skehan sustained a nasty cut on his finger during a demonstration on this week’s broadcast with chef Jun Tanaka and comedian Julian Clary.

Amazingly, Skehan barely flinched — when Tanaka asked him if he’d cut himself, he simply said, “I’m fine. We’ll just crack on through.” Imagine.

They did indeed finish the segment — Clary eventually handed Skehan a towel with which to wrap his extremely bloody wound.

“Nothing like a bit of blood on a Saturday morning just to get you alive and kicking,” Skehan said.

And the internet is very impressed with his professionalism. [To read see web link below]

IMAGE: BBC

For more on this story go to: http://mashable.com/2017/07/15/bbc-cooking-host-slices-finger-open/#Q7_O55UDfsq4

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