{"id":41383,"date":"2026-04-05T00:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41383"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:04:49","slug":"hilarious-moment-sky-news-anchor-gets-the-hiccups-during-afternoon-segment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41383","title":{"rendered":"Hilarious moment Sky News anchor gets the hiccups during afternoon segment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It was only a minor hiccup. <\/p>\n<p>Sky News\u2019 Jayne Secker struggled to hold back hiccups during an unintentionally hilarious segment about <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/01\/us-news\/artemis-ii-launch-live-updates-as-nasa-sends-astronauts-to-the-moon\/\">NASA\u2019s Artemis II Mission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wait is over,\u201d the veteran news anchor said during the Thursday 4 p.m. bulletin. \u201cAfter more than half a century astronauts are finally on their way back [hiccup] to the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old then paused \u2014 trying to stay composed  as she let out a slight chuckle \u2014 before carrying on with the story. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38992930\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Sky News anchor Jayne Secker hiccupped on air during a live segment. <span class=\"credit\">x\/SkyNews<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cArtemis II are currently orbiting the Earth, tonight their rocket is due to\u00a0change direction and head towards its destination,\u201d she said before another hiccup-suppressing break.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBack down on the ground the launch was watched by thousands some of whom had travelled half way across [hiccup] the world!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Secker, who is from England, has been working at Sky News for more than 20 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/author\/jayne-secker-975#:~:text=Biography,Awe'%20before%20reporting%20from%20Basra.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to her company bio<\/a>. She has been appearing on Sky News Today \u2014 which runs Monday through Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. \u2014 since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>She was on the ground covering historic events spanning from the war in Ukraine to Queen Elizabeth\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38992931\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66503906;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38992931\" width=\"392\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/grazia10-talk-news-10-christina-125012562.jpg?w=681\" alt=\"Secker on a talk show in a 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/grazia10-talk-news-10-christina-125012562.jpg?resize=39,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 39w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/grazia10-talk-news-10-christina-125012562.jpg?resize=104,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 104w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/grazia10-talk-news-10-christina-125012562.jpg?resize=33,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 33w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/grazia10-talk-news-10-christina-125012562.jpg?resize=150,225&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\"\/><figcaption>Secker has reported on a wide variety of subjects over the course of her career.  <span class=\"credit\">Ben A. Pruchnie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Secker also conducted a live TV interview in 2016 with<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/13\/famed-astronaut-says-ufos-filmed-by-military-more-than-100-times-could-be-aliens\/?itm_source=parsely-apiitm_campaignparsely_recommended_widget-2&amp;itmMedium=site_widget&amp;itmSource=parsely_recommended_widget&amp;itm_content=widget_item-2&amp;jw_start=%7Bseek_to_second_number%7D\"> British astronaut Tim Peake<\/a> from the International Space Station.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/01\/06\/media\/uk-news-anchor-ripped-for-telling-teenage-tetris-record-breaker-to-go-outside-and-get-some-fresh-air\/#!\">But she came under fire<\/a> in 2024 for making a dismissive comment about a young gamer who became the first person to beat Nintendo\u2019s version of \u201cTetris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secker sparked outrage when she told then-13-year-old Willis Gibson to \u201cget some fresh air.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a mother I would just say step away from the screen, go outside, get some fresh air.\u00a0Beating Tetris\u00a0is not a life goal,\u201d she said with a smile on her face.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/04\/world-news\/hilarious-moment-sky-news-anchor-gets-the-hiccups-during-afternoon-segment\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was only a minor hiccup. 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