What do you get when you cross Clare Balding interviewing two Olympic gold medalist swimmers on live TV and one massive double entendre?
Giggles, that’s what.
Clare was speaking with Tom Dean and Matthew Richards shortly after the pair helped their team to gold in the 4x200m men’s freestyle in Tokyo on Wednesday, when she properly put her foot in it.
Or should that be leg?
“You’re 18 years old, it’s your first Olympics, and you swam – honestly, your third leg was just phenomenal,” Clare enthused.
Clare was referring to Matthew swimming third in the four-leg relay for the British team, but her comment did not go unnoticed by the two young Olympic stars who could barely stifle their giggles.
@tbonestayk
It’s not big and it’s not clever, but try telling Twitter that…
Clare Balding to @M4ttRichards just now
"Your third leg was absolutely phenomenal!"#Tokyo2020pic.twitter.com/JnmJgfB0eS
— Ruth Dawson (@ruth_91) July 28, 2021
LOLOLOLOLOLOL "What about my 'THIRD LEG'"??????https://t.co/w3nJsbwJMy#UrbanDictionary#ThirdLeg#Olympics
— WoodyAndWilcox (@woodyandwilcox) July 29, 2021
Catching up on olympics and heard Clare balding interviewing the lad in the GB swimming relay team telling him that his third leg was amazing, the childish side of me had to have a giggle 🤷🏼♂️ #OlympicGames#TeamGB
— Terry Griffiths (@TerryGriff) July 28, 2021
Crying at Clare Balding saying ‘when you swam you’re third leg was phenomenal’😭
— Jay🍎 (@JamieSmyth20) July 28, 2021
Got to love @clarebalding 💙
How was his third leg Clare?#Tokyo2020#OlympicGames#TeamGBpic.twitter.com/qDKNMgEzSE
— Jimmy 💙 (@ItsJimmyJimbob) July 29, 2021
Earlier this week, Tom and Matthew’s Team GB teammate Adam Peaty also had a bit of a moment during a live interview with the BBC when he dropped not one, but two F-bombs.
Speaking to the BBC, seconds after after his triumph in the 100-metre breaststroke final, Adam turned the air blue.
