Huw Edwards managed to cause hilarity among bleary-eyed local election watchers after being caught tucking into a croissant during a live news bulletin early this morning.
The veteran BBC anchor was seen still wiping the crumbs from his mouth when co-presenter Reeta Chakrabarti began feeding back polling figures to him in the studio.
The 60-year-old, who'd been covering the overnight shift from 11.40pm on Thursday, admitted he'd given into temptation and felt "ashamed" to have been seen on camera mid-mouthful.
