Today host Allison Langdon apologises for swearing as she celebrates missing four-year-old Cleo Smith being found alive and well: ‘I thought we chopped that out!’
Today show host Allison Langdon apologised on Thursday after swearing during a pre-recorded interview.
She spoke to Carnarvon Shire President Eddie Smith via Zoom on Wednesday night about the miracle rescue of missing four-year-old Cleo Smith – but producers forgot to edit out the word ‘b*****d’ when the segment aired the following morning.
During the interview, mother-of-two Langdon, 42, spoke about the now-viral photo of little Cleo eating an icy pole in hospital after her discovery, commenting: ‘You’d have to be a tough b*****d not to cry when you saw that.’
‘I thought we chopped that out!’ Today show host Allison Langdon apologised on Thursday after swearing during a pre-recorded interview
Later in the show, Langdon explained: ‘My apologies there when I used the B-word. I thought we chopped that out before it went to air this morning!’
In the interview, Mr Smith said it was his best day in the job when he received the call saying Cleo had been found safe and well.
‘Her parents, they have been to hell and back. But at the end of the day, they got their girl back,’ he said.
‘And at the end of the day, that’s all that matters,’ Langdon responded.
Emotional: She spoke to Carnarvon Shire President Eddie Smith via Zoom on Wednesday night about the miracle rescue of missing four-year-old Cleo Smith – but producers forgot to edit out the word ‘b*****d’ when the segment aired the following morning
He continued: ‘It’s absolutely amazing. I’m just so proud of everybody. I’m still getting emotional talking about it nine or ten hours after being told. It’s just wonderful.’
Following Langdon’s comment about the photo of Cleo in hospital, Mr Smith added: ‘There was a tear in the eye, there’s no doubt about that.
‘You’d be pretty heartless if you didn’t.’
Cleo was miraculously found alive on Wednesday, 18 days after vanishing from her family’s tent in a remote campsite in Western Australia.
All smiles: Police had released this photo of little Cleo eating an icy pole in hospital after her miraculous rescue, 18 days after going missing
Police broke their way into a locked house in Carnarvon, 75km from where she went missing, about 1am on Wednesday and found the girl in one of the rooms.
WA Police Deputy Commissioner Col Blanch confirmed just before 7am AEST that little Cleo was alive and well and had been reunited with her relieved parents.
‘One of the officers picked her up into his arms and asked her “what’s your name?”,’ he said.
‘She said: “My name is Cleo”.’
Miracle: Cleo was miraculously found alive on Wednesday, 18 days after vanishing from her family’s tent in a remote campsite in Western Australia
Langdon was clearly emotional as she announced the news on Wednesday, saying: ‘This is huge news. She’s been missing for about three weeks now.’
Her co-host Karl Stefanovic continued: ‘It’s breathtaking news. After what has been a tortuous couple of weeks for her mum, stepdad and her father. The searches, the not knowing, all the speculation… we don’t know what happened to her.’
Langdon agreed, saying: ‘Oh my goodness, [I feel for her] mother Ellie who has been at that search site every single day.’
‘For her to be found alive and well, that is incredible news,’ she added, before placing a hand on her heart and saying: ‘They’ve got their little girl back.’
The story no doubt affected Langdon personally because she has a son Cleo’s age, named Mack, as well as a younger daughter, Scout.
Discovery: Police broke their way into a locked house in Carnarvon, 75km from where she went missing, about 1am on Wednesday and found the girl in one of the rooms. Cleo pictured with her mother Ellie Smith and stepfather Jake Gliddon