RTE reporter Teresa Mannion has revealed she had no idea she was screaming down the microphone during her weather report last week.
The presenter became an internet sensation after her report on Storm Desmond became a viral hit worldwide.
Now Teresa has said she didn’t realise how dramatic the weather report was – until her phone started going crazy.
“It was such a challenging report. The rain was teaming down and the wind was howling,” she admitted.
“I could barely hear the newsfeed coming from Dublin, I was holding my headpiece so it would not fall out. It was so dramatic because I was struggling with the elements but trying to concentrate on what I was saying.
“The wind and rain were so loud, I did not realise I was shouting into the camera. It was only when my phone started to vibrate shortly after the news I realised what it had looked like,” she told the Galway Advertiser.
“The RSA could not buy this type of publicity. I have kids coming up to me here all day looking for selfies, and singing ‘don’t make unnecessary journeys!’
“The amount of attention it has got has been crazy. It reminds me a little of when I first started out in broadcasting, I worked as a kids TV presenter and I used to get a bit more attention,” she told the paper.
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And it seems like the attention isn’t dying down just yet, Â with Teresa admitting she’s still getting texts and phone calls.
“My phone has not stopped vibrating, it has been crazy. Apparently the dance remix video has been viewed by 3 million people.
“I’m a bit punch drunk from it all to be honest, its just been a whirlwind. I have now been asked to do the Late Late on Friday. My life has been on hold since the weekend,” she explained.
