By Chris Hastings Arts Correspondent For The Mail On Sunday
Published: 22:12 BST, 4 May 2019 | Updated: 23:41 BST, 4 May 2019
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She once caused a sensation by baring her legs for a dance on The Morecambe And Wise Show, but Angela Rippon has revealed that risqué pranks on the Nine O'Clock News were far more shocking.
The presenter, 74, told how a 'highly respected' male colleague – who she declined to name – unzipped his trousers and pretended to expose himself, while she was reading the news live on air.
Recalling how she felt 'disrespected', Rippon said she was the target of the prankster while alone in the studio, while a cameraman and floor manager worked in a control room behind her.
TV presenter Angela Rippon has revealed how a 'highly respected' male colleague unzipped his trousers and pretended to expose himself while she was reading the news
Rippon once caused a sensation by baring her legs for a dance on The Morecambe And Wise Show
'One of my male colleagues came into the studio while I was reading the Nine O'Clock News live in front of ten million people. I assumed he was