Dan Walker: BBC Breakfast host apologises after blunder makes him late for show appearance

The presenter, who is married to Sarah Walker, had intended to say his brother is “married to an American” on the show, but accidentally made the comment in reference to his wife instead.

Dan spoke out about the awkward blunder on Twitter after a viewer questioned his remark.

They wrote: “@BBCBreakfast @mrdanwalker #breakingnews… Dan’s wife is married to an American?? Ooer, you heard it on breakfast first.”(sic)

Dan retweeted the fan’s post in view of his 672,000 followers and took the opportunity to insist he and his other have “don’t have that sort of marriage”.

Addressing his error, he wrote: “Ooops. Just to confirm… we don’t have that sort of marriage. Bit of work to do when I get home later #BBCBreakfast,” the star added alongside a crying with laughter emoji.