A YouTube prankster has come forward and taken credit for an incident that occurred during BBC’s live FA Cup coverage on Tuesday evening.
During the pre-match coverage, Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker was caught off guard as sex noises could be heard from the BBC studio ahead of Wolves and Liverpool’s third-round FA Cup replay.
Lineker later took to Twitter to post a photo of an old-school phone, which appeared to be the device from which the pornographic noise was played from.
Fans were left startled by the incident, with footage instantly going viral on social media.
YouTuber Jarvo69 has now claimed responsibility for the prank that left the BBC pundits red-faced.
He posted a video on his YouTube channel of the prank-playing out in real-time and can be seen speaking to an accomplice, apparently called Tommy, over the phone.
Jarvo69, along with another person in the room, are watching the live broadcast and burst into laughter when the sex noises were played out on the BBC.
Yes, it was me that pranked the BBC Match of the Day with the sex Phone 🙂 The video coming soon!!!! @BMWJARVO best prankster ever!!!! pic.twitter.com/0kVE1jlvAI
— Jarvo69 (Daniel Jarvis) (@BMWjarvo) January 17, 2023
Jarvo69 took to his Twitter account, and posted a behind-the-scenes tour at Wolves’ Molineux and even stood at the door where the BBC planned to have its studio for the match.
“Yes, it was me that pranked the BBC Match of the Day with the sex Phone :),” he tweeted. “The video coming soon!!! @BMWJARVO best prankster ever!!!! [sic].”
While some fans found the incident amusing, others have criticized the prank for being unprofessional and inappropriate.
