A BBC newsreader has been caught on camera wearing shorts and sneakers under his desk while reporting.
According to HuffPost, anchor Shaun Ley was presenting the late-night bulletins on the BBC News channel in the early hours Wednesday, June 2 - the hottest day of the year in the United Kingdom so far.
Take a look at the news segment below:With temperatures recorded at 82 degrees at the studio set, Ley outwardly appeared to be perfectly well-dressed and presentable, sporting a dark, single-breasted suit jacket, a dress shirt, and a tie.
However, at one point in the segment when the camera panned back showing the desk from the side instead of from the front, eagle-eyed viewers at home could clearly spot that Ley was a lot more casual from the waist down.
As you can see for yourself in the video above, Ley was also wearing two comfortable-looking deck shoes, and a pair of shorts to help himself stay cool in the hot weather.
It didn't take long for viewers to take to social media to react to the 51-year-old journalist's unconventional choice of attire.
One joked: "Do you think on the UK’s hottest day of the year that he said 'I’m Shaun Ley' or 'I’m wearing shorts today?'"
A second wrote: "BBC newsreader Shaun Ley yesterday: formal above the desk, more casual below."
Another then chimed in: "Did someone forget to tell BBC newsreader Shaun Ley that it wasn't a Zoom call?"
Another then added: "How do we know this hasn't been the norm for the past 50 years?"
However, there were those who were prepared to defend Ley's sartorial choices.
One Twitter user wrote: "Shaun Ley is an excellent journalist and asks some probing questions of his guests and listens to the answers.
"It does not matter what he wears to be comfortable as he often does long evening sessions."
Another added: "It's hot today in London (where Broadcasting House, which is where their newsroom, is located), that's why he's wearing shorts."
