This BBC newsreader had the very best response to Snoop Dogg carrying the Olympic torch
To the Olympics now, where you might not have expected Snoop Dogg to be among the bearers of the Olympic torch but very excited he was about it too, and rightly so!
Did somethin today. #FollowTheDogg pic.twitter.com/G4ugnUFssO
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) July 26, 2024
And we mention the American rapper’s role ahead of the opening ceremony in Paris because of this particular BBC News report and the presenter’s fabulous take on the whole thing.
Not just any presenter, of course, but the great Maryam Moshiri.
now with captions added. pic.twitter.com/PngqxIEk8r
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) July 26, 2024
Bravo!
And if you’re thinking Maryam looks familiar, then of course she does!
WATCH: BBC News opens with anchor Maryam Moshiri giving the middle finger pic.twitter.com/UHJZik12I5
— BNO News Live (@BNODesk) December 6, 2023
The clip was sent viral by presenter and all-round top telly critic, Scott Bryan.
Oh my god @BBCMaryam.
Snoop Dogg is a torchbearer: “Luckily, whilst he was carrying the torch he didn’t drop like it’s hot, drop it like it’s hot.” pic.twitter.com/Fkkg9zeikj
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) July 26, 2024
And credit where it’s due, here’s what Maryam said later.
had to be done * props to @dgwjohnson for writing it
— Maryam Moshiri (@BBCMaryam) July 26, 2024
And just a bit of the love people had for it.
She’s a bloody legend
— Maya Rudolph’s New Agent (@ChrisTheDJ) July 26, 2024
A generational opportunity, seized with both hands https://t.co/h2dZVAooUr
— Lorcan O’Neill (@forksinthebag) July 26, 2024
OMG THIS WOMAN IS AN ABSOLUTE ICON.
— Liam M (@mcd_liam3) July 26, 2024
An absolute icon of our times https://t.co/Qm2lSuPFD4
— Zak (@ZG1999_) July 26, 2024
It’s the “please don’t leave” at the end of it for me
— Jessica Bone (@_JessBone) July 26, 2024
