Television presenter Christine Bleakley reportedly received hundreds of calls and text messages after comedian Patrick Kielty displayed her mobile phone number on air.
According to the Daily Mail, Bleakley wrote her phone number down for Kielty before he appeared as a guest on 'The One Show'.
During the interview on the show, Kielty held the piece of paper, with the presenter's number on it, up to a camera and said: "And this has made my night, Christine’s just given me her digits."
Bleakley replied: "No I didn’t... Oh, thanks Paddy."
A source reportedly said: "Within 10 minutes of the show ending her phone had over 300 voicemails and messages."
"Most of them were very nice, supportive and even flirty, but it’s a disaster for someone high-profile like Christine to give out her number."
A BBC spokesman said: "It was unfortunate. Patrick was mortified - he didn't think the number would show up on screen."
"The only comforting thing was Christine got so many messages from viewers worried her number might get into the wrong hands."
