Clive Myrie reassures concerned BBC viewers after eye ‘droops’ during news broadcast
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Newsreader shared health update after presenting the ‘News at Six’. Clive Myrie has reassured BBC viewers after many shared concerns over his apparent “droopy” eye during a news broadcast. The presenter, 60, was hosting BBC One’s News at Six on Monday 6 January, and appeared to have a swollen left eye.
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While the bulletin was airing, many took to social media to ask what might be wrong, with one person posting: “Just noticed that Clive Myrie has a slight droop in his left eyelid. Has that always been there or has he had a stroke recently?”. “@BBCNews is Clive Myrie OK? His left eye is droopy??” wrote another.
Shortly after the broadcast, Myrie shared a post on X (Twitter) stating: “Happy N.Year everyone and thank you all for your concern over my left eye. It’s nothing serious, just an infection.”. He joked: “I did think about wearing an eye patch, but the boss said no! A bit like Long John Silver. He wasn’t having any of it! Cheers.”.
Last month, the veteran newsreader apologised after he admitted to failing to declare his earnings made outside of the BBC. He is said to have earned at least £65,000 from corporate events outside of his role as a broadcaster at the broadcaster, in which he earns £310,000 as well as an undisclosed amount for his work presenting quiz show Mastermind.
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