Interview interrupted: Family speaks up after viral BBC interview

Professor Robert Kelly and his family

Professor Robert Kelly and his family Source: BBC

The interviewee's wife, Kim Jung-A, addressed online speculation that she was the children's nanny.


Professor Robert Kelly and his wife, Kim Jung-A, have spoken with media for the first time following their children gatecrashing a live BBC interview and generating a viral video shared by millions around the world

In interviews with the BBC and Wall Street Journal, the Professor of Political Science at Pusan National University in South Korea took the blame of the on-air embarrassment - hed forgotten to lock the door during his interview about the South Korean Presidents impeachment

The couple said they can totally understand why the video went viral.

We watched it multiple times too, and our families have watched it as well, and everybody we know seems to find it hysterical, Professor Kelly said.

We laughed out loud, Ms Kim said, but still, we were worried a little bit more.

Professor Kelly said they were concerned the BBC would never call him again.

That was actually our first response, a mortification that we had completely blown our relationship with you, he told a BBC interviewer.

The BBC - however - quickly recognised it had PR gold on its hands.

Ms Kim told the BBC their viral fame had been somewhat stressful, her husband said the pair were pretty uncomfortable about the assumption by many that she was the nanny.

I hope people just enjoy it and not argue over these things, Ms Kim told the BBC.

Im not a nanny, thats not true, so I hope they stop doing the arguing.

Professor Kelly also put an end to speculation over why he didnt stand up and help remove the children from the room.

Yes, he told the BBC, I was wearing pants.

 






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