Toddler interrupts mom's interview on Hong Kong security laws to ask for cookies

Television viewers were left in hysterics when both Sky and BBC News had two interviews gatecrashed by playful toddlers.

Journalist, Deborah Haynes, who hails from Kent, was interrupted on Sky News by her young son who came into the room with a very important question: how many biscuits he was allowed to eat.

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Naturally, the people on Twitter found the exchange hilarious. "He knew what he was doing - gaining leverage in the snack negotiations. If mum hadn't been on the telly, he'd have ended up with a piece of fruit. Two biscuits - great result," wrote one Twitter user, while another joked: "I don’t know. I think he lowballed. I would have gone higher. He could have come out of there with four biscuits I think."

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Some social media users, however, criticized the fact that Haynes' interview was promptly cut short.

"This has ticked me off. Deborah Haynes is a female journalist multi tasking & clearly doing a bloody amazing job at it & I don’t feel she should’ve been cut short on air because her son came into view! We all remember how we laughed & loved the dad in this situation. Appalling [sic]," one Twitter user stated.

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Another added: "I deeply dislike Mark Austin's reaction here. Deborah Haynes had clearly resolved the situation with aplomb. HE NEEDED TWO BISCUITS, MARK, FFS [sic]."

>In another hilarious scene, Dr. Clare Wenham, from South London, appeared on BBC News yesterday to discuss the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic when her toddler, Scarlett, decided to make an appearance and started rearranging a unicorn picture behind her. She even struck up a conversation with the newsreader!

Clearly, in need of a second opinion, the toddler asked, "Mummy, where do you want this picture. Mummy, where do you want it?"

As Wenham attempted to carry on the interview, BBC News’ Christian Fraser came to the rescue and said: "Scarlett, I think it looks better on the lower shelf. It's a lovely unicorn."

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Scarlett then asked: "Mummy, what's his name?” to which the newsreader replied, "My name is Christian."

Christian, I'm just deciding where it can go and where mummy wants it to go," Scarlett continued before her mother responded, "I think just on that shelf is great, thank you. I'm so sorry.”

The anchor proceeded to joke that it was "the most informative interview I've done all day."