Channel 7 reporter shares behind-the-scenes blooper: ‘Nightmare fuel’

An Aussie TV journalist has shared a behind-the-scenes moment that has drawn mixed reactions after it was captured on camera.

Journalist Kate Massey has shared an awkward behind-the-scenes moment with her cameraman moments before going on air.

The blooper filmed outside the Western Australia Police Force headquarters, in Perth’s CBD, and shows Massey, a reporter for 7News, preparing to do a live cross with her hair ever so slightly misbehaving.

Her cameraman suddenly appears and steps in to fix the stray hair by licking his finger and smoothing it down.

Massey’s reaction was instant. She gave a little grimace and glanced around in disbelief.

“It stayed there!” the cameraman quipped in response to her expression.

“You don’t get that service from Luke,” she replied.

The cameraman replied saying: “It’s my natural hairspray!”

A 7News journalist has shared a behind-the-scenes moment that has drawn mixed reactions after it was captured on camera and uploaded to her TikTok account. Source: @7KateMassey

Massey captioned the video “nightmare fuel” and it quickly picked up speed online with 135,000 views.

Bemused viewers flooded the comments with several comparing the cameraman’s actions to the instinctive behaviour of a parent tidying up a child.

“Dads never stop being dads,” one person wrote. Another added: “Second dad energy. Best type to work with.”

“I just KNOW you hated this HAHAHA,” one commenter said.

Another chimed in: “Nah this would cause me to go into a MELTDOWN.”

One viewer noted his efficiency: “Aye he got it done in a matter of seconds which is why he’s been hired haha.”

Originally published as Channel 7 reporter shares behind-the-scenes blooper: ‘Nightmare fuel’