When live TV goes wrong: Tradie's shock live TV confession

Today reporter Natalia Cooper was left stunned during a live cross. Photo / Nine

A reporter on Nine's Today Show was lost for words during a live TV interview.

Journalist Natalia Cooper was in the middle of a cross in Sydney's Parramatta, offering commuters $50 notes to "top up" their Opal cards.

Cooper offered a tradie the cash, then asked him how his Australia Day weekend was.

His response left her stunned, news.com.au reported.

Cooper asked him: "Sir, would you like $50 to top up your Opal card?"

Anyone else catch the Bogan on @TheTodayShow this morning receive money at Parra station and when asked what he did over the weekend he replied "oh yeah punched a few cones" Class Parra people, absolute class!! 🤣

— Hawkoseels (@hawkoseels) January 28, 2018

#TodayShow Did anyone hear that guys answer when Natalia asked what he did oz weekend?"Punched a few cones" haha 😂

— Lisa Allington (@Lisa_allington1) January 28, 2018

She then inquired about his long weekend, to which he replied it was "very good".

"What did you get up to?" Cooper responded.

His response? "Punched a few cones".

"Cones" is a slang term for marijuana.

"Oh wow OK, we'll just leave you there, all right," a shocked Cooper said as she moved away from the tradie.

Nine viewers were also baffled by the admission.