A live segment on This Morning from the Crufts dog show was ruined by a "grumpy judge" and a disobedient pooch with a toothbrush. The scenes at the iconic international event stunned ITV viewers, with one dryly tweeting: "Well this segment on dogs isn’t going to plan."
Show hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield watched on from the studio as Dr Scott Miller was shooed away in the middle of a live interview. A steward with a clipboard was seen in the background asking the crew to move off to the side of an arena at Birmingham NEC, reported The Mirror.
Dr Scott said: "We're getting into a bit of trouble here. We are at Crufts after all... We're getting in a little bit of trouble" as he and the guest awkwardly shuffled out of the way. A brief cut back to the studio showed Phil and his co-host with their mouths open as they watched it unfold from the sofa, where they were sat with Holly's dog Bailey.
The presenter then apologised to people behind him as he tried to resume the interview, which had been interrupted just as the guest was about to demonstrate an "ultrasonic dog toothbrush". But a dog then refused to allow her teeth to be brushed, forcing Dr Scott to move on to some other canines after several failed attempts.
He later joked that he thought he was going to end up arrested as the segment ended. ITV viewers took to social media to share their reactions to the chaos.
On Twitter, Beau wrote: "Well this segment on dogs isn’t going to plan" with a crying laughing emoji. Becky tweeted: "Omg that grumpy judge at #crufts! Shameful! All #ThisMorning was trying to do was promoting the event."
David posted: "Grumpy steward ushers This morning vet away from the ring during live feed." Victoria added: "Oh the jobsworth of crufts has arrived #ThisMorning".
Debbs wrote: "#thismorning Scottie dog is all groomed perfectly for #crufts then trying to stick a messy toothbrush and paste into its gub no wonder the dog ran away." Sue said: "Why doesn't the dog owner get chew stick for its teeth #thismorning".
READ NEXT:
Holly Willoughby details her current home struggle as she jokes her self-esteem is 'low'
A Place In The Sun host Laura Hamilton tries new facelift as fans say 'be natural'
ITV Love Island fans fume at Samie's dig at Ron's Rubik's cube skills
Strictly's Helen Skelton breaks silence following ex husband's pic with pregnant girlfriend
Gogglebox's Sophie and Pete cause fans to scream 'no' and demand change with Instagram post