'Good Morning Britain' viewers spot 'big cat' in bushes behind Andi Peters
Good Morning Britain viewers believe they spotted a 'big cat' on the banks of a lake in Hertfordshire where presenter Andi Peters was filming.
The 50-year-old presenter was shooting a segment for the ITV breakfast show's £100k give away phone-in competition on a boat at the Rickmansworth Aquadrome when he mentioned a viewer had contacted the show to say they had seen a strange creature lurking on the banks behind him.
Peters and hosts Adil Ray and Ranvir Singh in the studio laughed off the supposed sighting.
When I heard @andipeters mention that #GMB viewers had spotted something on the banks of the lake in Rickmansworth I went back and had a look...🐈⬛ pic.twitter.com/Npq4tF8BIs
— Matt Capon (@MattLCapon) April 7, 2021
Viewer and video journalist Matt Capon posted a clip on Twitter, captioned: "When I heard @andipeters mention that #GMB viewers had spotted something on the banks of the lake in Rickmansworth I went back and had a look..."
But GMB producers have since played back the footage - which shows a black animal with a tail, the size of a dog, emerge the bushes in the background and walk along the bank in the prowling manner of a feline.
Series director Erron Gordon tweeted: "So myself and two of our fab @GMB team @CameronDLWalker & @xemilymulliganx had a look at this post show in the newsroom and I’m certain it’s a dog, Emily and Cameron think otherwise #ItsADog."
Looks like we are welcoming a new visitor Mr @andipeters in the Aquadrome this morning! One for watchers of @GMB & @reallorraine@lorraine#wd3#rickmansworthpic.twitter.com/Vl18NG02LS
— Rickmansworth (@inrickmansworth) April 7, 2021
GMB team member Emily Mulligan posted: "It's a wolf."
Sen Monro replied: "If that's a dog cuzzie, then I'm staying this side of Hertfordshire!! That looks like very large wild cat."
While some eagle-eyed viewers and Twitter users are speculating it is a big cat, others think it could have been a wolf.
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Liz Little claimed: "Black panther made it's way to the UK!"
Kath Wilson tweeted: "It did catch my eye.. looked bigger than a dog at 1st glance but could've been the angle.."
Watch: Big cat sighted in Welsh hills in February 2021