BBC Breakfast's Ben Thompson 'speared' by dart graphic as co-star reassures fans

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BBC Breakfast's Sarah Campbell had to reassure viewers that her colleague Ben Thompson was safe and well after a visual mishap on-screen.

The presenters were interviewing new PDC World Darts Champion Luke Littler, who clinched the title aged just 17, when viewers spotted what looked like a dart striking Ben in the head on the screen behind them.

After the online world got wind of the graphic with many pointing out the visual gap, Sarah decided to set the record straight.

On social media, she posted: "The new World Darts Champion @LukeTheNuke180 speaking on @BBCBreakfast. And worry not ... @BenThompsonTV is fine..despite apparently being speared by a mammoth dart (thanks to all the concerned viewers who flagged)." One viewer expressed concern: "We were worried about that!