It will go down as one of the worst and most awkward moments in Australian television history ever.
Last night on the finale of Australia's Next Top Model, series eight, everything went horribly wrong. Host Sarah Murdoch, looked sick-to-her stomach and the cameras caught every moment as she realised she had read out the wrong name on live television.
Model Kelsey Martinovich, from Sydney, was jumping about the stage in a state of euphoria, having just been told that she had beaten would-be catwalk stalkers from all over the country to claim the prize of Australia's Top Model. She was saying her thank-yous when she was interrupted as Murdoch had realised what had happened.
As the announced runner up Amanda Ware – the show's eventual winner – made her polite second place thank-yous, a look of sheer panic hit Murdoch's face. Someone in her ear-piece was delivering the news.
Oh my God, I don't know what to say right now," Murdoch interrupted. "I'm feeling a bit sick about this. I'm so sorry about this, oh my God. I don't know what to say. This is a complete accident, I'm so sorry. It's Amanda...it was fed to me wrong. "This is what happens when you have live TV folks, I'm so sorry, this is insane."
Ware, from Queensland, was the real winner.\
For her part, Martinovich, took the news gracefully as the once cheering audience looked on now in silence.
"You won it's fine... it's an honest mistake, it's fine," Martinovich told Ware.
Murdoch told the audience that the lead had been constantly changing with a couple of votes from the public the only the difference between winning and losing. "Sarah handled what was a difficult situation with utmost professionalism and grace. Amanda and Kelsey were neck and neck in the voting all night.
Someone will be in the bad books for a long time within the Foxtel family. Opps...
That's really an epic fail ...
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