BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker accidentally punches light while trying to do TikTok dance

The host was trying the latest viral dance, created by Katie Wong, Amy Lester and Thao Therese Nguyen
Dan Walker
BBC Breakfast
Leah Sinclair8 February 2021

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker had viewers in hysterics after accidentally punching a studio light while trying the latest TikTok dance. 

The presenter, 43, attempted the TikTok craze, a dance performed to the BBC theme tune, after interviewing its creators, Katie Wong, Amy Lester and Thao Therese Nguyen. 

While trying to follow the dance moves, it ended with Mr Walker accidentally punching a light and hurting his hand in the process.

“I just punched the light in the studio,” he said, before raising his hand towards the light and attempting to push it back into its original position.   

Returning to the BBC Breakfast sofa, he told his guests: “The slight problem there was I actually punched a light in our BBC studio”.

Viewers took to social media to share their comments on Mr Walker’s performance, with one user tweeting: “Dan Walker is a national treasure that should be protected at all costs”.

Another said: “Get this man on @bbcstrictly ha ha ha good effort”. 

The dance went viral after Ms Wong, a freelance broadcast journalist, posted the clip of her and friends Amy and Thao on TikTok.

The video, which has gained over 100,000 likes, opens with the three women acting casually, before busting out into the routine as the BBC News theme plays.

They continue to dance in time to the beat, ending the video in a dramatic pose.

“We thought we'd just have a go at doing something easy and fun,” Ms Wong told the BBC.

“When I put it up it was quite late and the last time I looked at it before I went to bed it had zero views.

“I only downloaded TikTok recently, literally had zero posts on there and one follower - which was my cousin.”

She added that the idea for the video came after seeing clips of other funny, choreographed dances to unexpected songs and theme tunes which have appeared on social media.

“At first we were going to copy someone else's trend, but actually thought 'we have our own idea so let's just do it.'

“Now that people are following me and it's become so big, I've suddenly taken it upon myself to become the ambassador of dancing to news titles”.

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