Sibeth Ndiaye cigarette to mouth live on BFMTV, the channel apologizes

Oops! Since the broadcast of this stealthy sequence at midday this Sunday, the images showing Sibeth Ndiaye cigarette in the mouth before an interview on BFMTV ignite the social networks.

While Apolline de Malherbe, one of the star journalists of the news channel, announced the interview with the spokesperson of the government to come, the image of the former responsible for press relations of Emmanuel Macron during his presidential campaign from 2017 suddenly appeared on the screen. Problem, the latter was tapping on her cell phone with a cigarette in her mouth ...

"You probably didn't know you were being filmed"

Obviously, Sibeth Ndiaye did not know that she was on the air then and the journalist hastened to react a little embarrassed: "You saw her, she is preparing, she is in her office. You may have seen it not quite aware that it was being filmed. "

A few seconds of an unusual image for a member of the government who of course did not escape internet users. Social networks, especially Twitter (platform on which the government spokesperson is often joked), quickly took over the sequence.

🚬 Sibeth Ndiaye taking her anti-COVID treatment live on #BFM. pic.twitter.com/OHQJ54a0Jg

#SibethNdiaye didn't know she was on the air! 🤔But she did not know the law either and did not know that since 1991 it is forbidden to smoke in her office and in all administrations 😉 pic.twitter.com/B2edPZAO2k

Before starting in good and due form the interview of Sibeth Ndiaye on the deconfinement which begins Monday, Apolline de Malherbe all the same expressed his regrets on behalf of BFMTV. "I would also like to apologize to the viewers, because you were seen a few moments ago smoking a cigarette, and you probably didn't know you were being filmed. It was only a few seconds before the antenna was taken ”. Apology received with a smile by the Minister.

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