A television presenter in Ukraine admirably kept her cool after losing one of her teeth live on air during a broadcast.
During a report discussing the coronavirus pandemic, Marichka Padalko's tooth appears to become lose, and without missing a beat, she coolly lifted her hand to catch it without missing a beat.
Of course, despite how smoothly and impressively she dealt with the tricky situation, some eagle-eyed viewers did spot the tooth becoming dislodged during the live broadcast. To that end, Padalko took to social media later on to address the now-viral clip and explain how the tooth became loose.
You can watch the moment that she lost her tooth live on air right here:"Yes, I really lost part of my front tooth today during the live TSN broadcast at 9am.
"This is probably my most curious experience in 20 years as a presenter," a portion of her Instagram caption reads, per the Evening Standard.
Padalko went on to explain that the broadcast incident was probably the result of an accident that happened more than 10 years ago. Her daughter had picked up a metal alarm clock in her bedroom and began waving it around "like a toy".
She hit her mother's tooth with the clock, and all these years later the incident finally resulted in the viral clip of the presenter that made the rounds on social media overnight.
According to another translation of the Instagram post, Padalko thought that the incident might pass by without being noticed, but she joked that she had "underestimated the attentiveness of our viewers.”
And commenters on Instagram were very impressed with how well she kept her cool. "How do you just lose a tooth and act like nothing?" wrote one, while another added, "Never skipped a beat".
There's certainly no questioning her incredible professionalism under pretty stressful circumstances. It's the sort of thing one might have a stress-induced dream about, but she handled the situation admirably!
