With the X Factor going live next week producers would do well to take note of this horror show from Down Under, as Sarah Murdoch proved in the world of television it's not always who you know, it's sometimes what you know... or what you don't in this case as she announced the wrong name as the winner of Australia's Next Top Model. See if you can spot the exact moment (1min 36 secs) when a voice in Murdoch's ear pointed out the mistake. And hats off to the wronged finalist, Kelsey, for holding it together a lot better than the host:
Fans of Peter Kay will remember the comic's own spoof of reality TV talent shows also included a botched announcement of the results. Despite Kay's prescience, as seen in the below clip, there's no denying the truth of Murdoch's on air meltdown is far stranger than Kay's fiction:
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