--- description: It's not every day that a world leader walks into the frame of a news report about herself, but for Nicola Sturgeon, Wednesday was that day. title: Scotland's First Minister Crashed a News Report About Herself image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Scotland's First Minister Crashing a News Report About Herself Is the Internet's Latest Gift  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 20, 2017 3:27 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 20, 2017 3:27 PM CUT It’s not every day that a [world leader](http://motto.time.com/4717022/theresa-may-nicola-sturgeon-respond-daily-mail-legsit/ "undefined") happens to walk into the frame of a news report about herself, but for [Scottish First Minister](http://time.com/4715337/scottish-parliament-independence-referendum/ "undefined") [Nicola Sturgeon](http://time.com/4479135/scotlands-first-minister-nicola-sturgeon-reveals-she-had-devastating-miscarriage/ "undefined"), Wednesday was that day. As BBC News reporter Nick Eardley delivered an on-the-move breakdown of the challenges Sturgeon faces in the U.K.’s upcoming 2017 general election, the First Minister sauntered up behind the unwitting journalist. She then executed an epic videobomb by throwing her arm around Eardley’s shoulder, earning a surprised, “hello,” out of him. For his part, Eardley — who was in the midst of reporting on Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson’s comment that Scotland had reached “[peak Nat](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/08/ruth-davidson-scotland-has-passed-peak-nat-after-snp-election-bl/ "undefined")” after the National Party lost seats in last year’s parliament election — still managed a smile despite seeming genuinely taken aback by Sturgeon’s interruption. Watch the clip below. > [](https://twitter.com/BBCScotlandNews/status/854665749645979648) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4748280/nicola-sturgeon-scotland-first-minister-news-report/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4748280/nicola-sturgeon-scotland-first-minister-news-report/"},"headline":"Scotland's First Minister Crashing a News Report About Herself Is the Internet's Latest Gift","datePublished":"2017-04-20T15:27:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:59.978Z","description":"It's not every day that a world leader walks into the frame of a news report about herself, but for Nicola Sturgeon, Wednesday was that day.","url":"https://time.com/4748280/nicola-sturgeon-scotland-first-minister-news-report/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics","viral","Bizarre","News"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4748280/nicola-sturgeon-scotland-first-minister-news-report/","name":"Scotland's First Minister Crashing a News Report About Herself Is the Internet's Latest Gift"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Theresa May Shocks Britain by Calling for Snap Election","description":"British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced her intention to call a snap general election on June 8, an unexpected move intended to cement her position as Brexit negotiations begin.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/QeepAxGo/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-04-18T13:00:50.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QeepAxGo.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4748280/nicola-sturgeon-scotland-first-minister-news-report/","duration":"PT1M42S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4748280/nicola-sturgeon-scotland-first-minister-news-report/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```