GB News viewers have expressed outrage after presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ellie Costello were seen eating popcorn during a live broadcast on Monday. The segment, which featured holiday snaps from Costello's honeymoon in the Maldives, prompted many to switch off the breakfast programme.
The on-air snacking occurred when sports presenter Paul Coyte brought three flavours of popcorn to the studio. The trio dimmed the lights and crunched through the snacks while viewing photographs of Costello's trip with her husband Gerard Durkan. Viewers complained about the presenters talking with their mouths full and the rustling of wrappers.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one viewer wrote: 'Watching Ellie’s holiday snaps while hearing Eamon talk with his mouth stuffed full is not what I switched on for. I’m off.' Another added: 'How unprofessional GB News! Stuffing their gobs. Just come in from work, switching straight off!'
Further criticism included comments such as: 'Whose brilliant idea was it to have these 3 scoffing crisps whilst talking over some pictures of a honeymoon most of us could not afford. Unbearable!' and 'Stop bloody rustling the wrappers and eating, noise is so annoying, having to turn off.'
The segment was intended to celebrate Costello's return from her honeymoon, which took place seven months after her wedding last July. The couple married at Chateau de Robernier in Provence, with a civil ceremony earlier in London. GB News has not yet commented on the viewer backlash.
