THE One Show's Alex Jones was mortified after calling EastEnders legend Shaun Williamson by his character name 'Barry'. The 43-year-old presenter made the bungle during last night's episode while interviewing the actor, who was Barry Evans on the soap.
She turned to him on a giant video screen after he promoted his audiobook, saying: "Hey, nice plug you got in there Barry." She added "sorry, Shaun" before collapsing on the sofa in shame at her blunder.
Co-host Gethin Jones replied kindly: "It was bound to happen." The 54-year-old took the mess-up well, giving the hosts a thumbs-up as they ended the interview moments later.
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