AN ITV racing presenter sped off to steal a punter’s pint live on air – after almost gagging on “Britain’s hottest chicken wings”.
Former jockey Luke Harvey found the going heavy after setting himself an unwise challenge inbetween races at York.
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And he couldn’t even get over the hurdle of his first bite.
Harvey then left viewers stunned with his reaction.
But one man was even more shocked than armchair observers – that was the punter whose Guinness Harvey grabbed and downed!
ITV themselves posted a clip of the incident – and admitted their pundit might just have made a bad call this time.
The broadcaster wrote: “Maybe this was a mistake. The hottest chicken wings in Great Britain LIVE on ITV.”
Harvey began it all by approaching a food stall and asking if there were indeed no such wings more scorching in the country.
The reply included: “That is essentially true… get your safety goggles out!”
But immediately after his first taste, Harvey made a retching gesture, bent over in discomfort and waved his arms as if panicking.
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He promptly dashed off to a table of drinkers.
And spotting a besuited man holding a full pint, he ordered: “Oi, give me that! Give me that! Give me that!”
He needed to demand it three times – because the drink-holder was not only shocked, he was also resistant to release his glass.
Harvey grabbed it anyway – seeking at least a quarter of it in one go.
By that stage, the Guinness owner had developed a bemused half-smile – before Harvey staggered off while confirming: “They are hot! They are hot, I’m telling you.”
He strolled away insisting: “I’m going home”.
But instead Harvey settled for stooping over a nearby bin, where he wiped his forehead with a paper towel as he clutched his microphone gingerly.
By now he was getting sympathy from his ITV colleagues.
That led to a plea from a co-broadcaster: “Oh dear, poor, poor Luke – go and get that man another beer please… I think it’s fair to say – pray for Luke.”
One fan responded on X: “Performance of the Day: Luke Harvey who despite sweaty up and bolting sees out the ‘trip’. “
But another focused on the man holding onto his Guinness as he wrote: ” It will be £8 quid a pint and a 10 minute queue – no wonder he didn’t want to part with it.”
And a third said of Harvey: “Hope he didn’t dodge his round on the Guinness.”
Meanwhile, many joked that the racing expert was lucky he knew the incident was live on TV – or else he might not have got away with ‘stealing’ the beer.