Charlotte Hawkins was forced to correct Springwatch host Chris Packham twice during their toe-curling interview on Monday’s GMB.
The Good Morning Britain host, 49, had to interject when Chris, 63, repeatedly mistook Charlotte for her colleague Susanna Reid.
Chris was invited onto the show via video link with Charlotte and Richard Madeley to discuss the recent Just Stop Oil protests after five activists were jailed.
While Charlotte didn’t bother correcting Chris the first time, the heated conversation took an awkward turn when Chris forgot it a second time.
Chris, who doesn’t agree with the jail term time the activists received, said: ‘I am not happy at all, no, Susanna simply because they’re unduly punitive.
Charlotte Hawkins, 49, was forced to correct Springwatch host Chris Packham, 63, twice during their toe-curling interview on Monday’s GMB with Richard Madeley
The Good Morning Britain host had to interject when Chris repeatedly mistook Charlotte for her colleague Susanna Reid
‘We see people who are committing violent crimes, we see people that are committing sexual offences, getting less time than these protesters.’
He added: ‘So I think we just need to keep things in perspective, and one other thing I need to be very clear about is the laws that punish these protesters are not specific to climate activism.
‘They could be implemented at any time to persecute and prosecute people who want to complain about gender rights, trans rights, the right to strike, it could be anything.
‘So we have a broader concern about the way the judiciary is acting and the way that these laws are being implemented.’
Chris later slammed the media for not highlighting a particular protest that he rallied in on the streets of London to highlight concerns for biodiversity loss.
He said: ‘A few weeks ago, two more Just Stop Oil protesters threw some cornstarch over Stonehenge. It was all over the media.
‘Everyone focused upon that and was condemning that protest because it’s a national monument, which we love and treasure.
‘The following Saturday, I and others put 100,000 people on the streets of London in the largest march before our election to highlight our concerns for biodiversity loss. It was covered by none of the media.
Chris was invited onto the show via video link to discuss the recent Just Stop Oil protests after five activists were jailed
While Charlotte didn’t bother correcting Chris the first time, the heated conversation took an awkward turn when Chris forgot it a second time
Chris, who doesn’t agree with the jail term of the activists, said: ‘I am not happy at all, no, Susanna simply because they’re unduly punitive’ (pictured at the Restore Nature Now protest)
‘We see people who are committing violent crimes, we see people that are committing sexual offences, getting less time than these protesters’, he added
Chris later slammed the media for not highlighting a particular protest that he rallied in on the streets of London to highlight concerns for biodiversity loss
Following Chris’ statement, it forced Charlotte to defend the media’s amount of coverage on the protests
Chris interrupted: ‘Susanna, you do…’ Before Charlotte promptly corrected: ‘It is Charlotte, by the way but I know you can’t see us’ (pictured in April)
‘If you guys don’t actually get the message across and only focus on the means of protest, then, of course, protesters will have to escalate their protest, and that’s to make sure that peaceful direct protest is properly covered by the media.’
Following Chris’ statement, it forced Charlotte to defend the media’s amount of coverage on the protests.
She said: ‘Well sorry Chris… I just want to say you know, we do a lot here to talk about climate change.
‘Laura, our weather presenter has been talking about the fact that it’s a climate emergency today.
‘She’s got a clock ticking and is counting down on her desk right now showing people very visibly about that.
‘So you know, we do kind of cover those things as well. But I think in this particular one..’
Chris interrupted: ‘Susanna, you do…’
Before Charlotte promptly corrected: ‘It is Charlotte, by the way but I know you can’t see us.’
