Melbourne trainer Erica O’Donnell was out for a jog when she was stopped in her tracks by a journalist.
It was Channel 7’s Michael Scanlan and he was hoping to interview her about – look, we have no idea because she never made it past the second question.
The exchange went as follows:
Scanlan: First and last name please.
Erica: Erica O’Donnell.
S: And can you spell first and last?
E: F-I-R-S-T-L-A-S-T
Perfect.
Five stars.
CAN YOU SPELL ‘NAILED IT’?!!
@MScanlan7 @Johno_37 This is that millisecond of confidence where she’s thinking “Yep, I’ve nailed that.” pic.twitter.com/DIYoHa9WBO
— Les Pearson (@LPearson15) January 11, 2017
In her head she’s already training for next season of The Great Australian Spelling Bee – and then she realises…
Oh. No.
The video has already been re-tweeted more than 800 times, and thankfully O'Donnell, who is a self-confessed grammar nerd, is taking her newfound Internet stardom in her stride.
"All I can say is I answered his question, he asked me to spell 'first and last' and that's EXACTLY what I did," she told Mamamia.
Top Comments
If I had a camera and microphone unexpectedly on me me while I was exercising, I doubt I'd remember my own name, let alone how to spell it.
I think I just blew my my media career as the second cousin of the Kardashians.
His question certainly wasn't specific. Ask exactly what you want to know! "What is your name?" "And can you spell it for me?"
I can spell it, it's only two letters - easy