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Susan Knox

BBC issues grovelling apology for mistaking Viola Davis for Beyoncé in Grammys blunder

The BBC has issued a grovelling apologised for accidentally showing a picture of Viola Davis while covering Beyoncé' s record-breaking Grammy win.

The Break My Soul hit-maker, 41, broke the record on Sunday night for the artist who has won the most Grammys after scooping a whopping four gongs on the night, making her overall number of Grammy awards total to 32.

Meanwhile Viola Davis, 57, achieved EGOT status - winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award - at the awards ceremony nabbing the gong for Best Audiobook for her autobiography, Finding Me.

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