ABC presenter Virginia Trioli's 'off-camera' remarks picked up online news.com.au
10 Nov, 2016 10:30 AM
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Save Share this article Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Reddit ABC Breakfast presenter Virginia Trioli was left red-faced this morning. Photo / ABC
The golden rule of broadcasting: make sure your mic is off before you drop a reference to the potential new First Lady's assets.
ABC Breakfast presenter Virginia Trioli was left red-faced after she was caught commenting on Melania Trump's breasts while still on-air.
She was covering the US election around
10am this morning and likely assumed the feed had crossed to a break.
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Speaking of the viral photos of Trump staring at his wife's ballot paper, Trioli told her team - and all her viewers - that he was more likely "looking at Melania's t*ts".
