BBC's Clive Myrie sparks concern as viewers spot his 'eye drooping' during live broadcast

BBC News At Six presenter Clive Myrie sparked concern among viewers on Monday January 6, as his left eye seemed to droop increasingly during the broadcast.

The alarming event prompted viewers to express their worries on social media after they spotted his appearance.

One viewer took to X to write: "I hope Clive Myrie's OK. A lot of us are noticing his droopy eye."

Another questioned:"What's the matter with Clive Myrie's left eye? " while a third weighed in: "What's wrong with Clive Myrie's eye tonight? "

The Mastermind host has now taken to social media to clear up tonight's events as he reassured fans that he is just suffering from an eye infection, the Mirror reports.

Clive wrote on X: "Happy N.Year everyone and thank you all for your concern over my left eye. It’s nothing serious, just an infection. I did think about wearing an eye patch, but the boss said no! A bit like Long John Silver. He wasn’t having any of it! Cheers."

A BBC spokesperson also told The Sun: "Clive is fine and just has an eye infection."

The 60-year-old presenter has been working for the BBC since 1987 when he first joined as a trainee local radio presenter.

Clive hit headlines back in October last year when it was reported he had not declared earnings from corporate events over the past 12 months.

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As a BBC employee, he must declare his list of engagements to the corporation monthly, but failed to include all of them. All of the Beeb's on-screen talent have had to declare outside earnings since director-general Tim Davie demanded more transparency in 2021, publishing the declarations every three months.

A BBC spokesperson said the presenter had been spoken with to “remind him of his responsibilities”. In a statement, They said: “We have spoken to Clive to remind him of his responsibilities with regards to the external events register, and he has apologised for these errors."

Clive also publicly apologised on X for his oversight and admitting to filling out the wrong paperwork.

He penned: "An apology – I’ve had several administrative issues, and I didn’t fill out the correct paperwork for some of my external public events, so they haven’t been published until now.

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