BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg suffered an X-rated slip of the tongue last night when she accidentally dropped the C-bomb live on air during coverage of the General Election.

While discussing Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron's seat she said he faced potential defeat, adding: "There's chatter there about a re-c***."

5 BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg made the slip during last night's election coverage Credit: BBC

Meaning re-count, she quickly corrected herself and replaced the missing vowel - but viewers had already picked up on the gaffe.

One tweeted: "Did that BBC presenter just say re c*** instead of re count?"

Another wrote: "Laura Kuenssberg saying c*** was worth staying up for."

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A third scoffed: "Laura Kuenssberg just said the word 'c***' on air when she probably meant 'count'. Oh dear."

While one tired viewer appeared to sum up the mood of many by pointing out: "When Laura Kuenssberg says c*** during the election broadcast you know it's time to sleep."

5 Credit: Twitter

5 Credit: Twitter

5 Credit: Twitter

5 Credit: Twitter

The slip-up wasn't the only blooper in the BBC studio last night after veteran presenter David Dimbleby had to swat a fly off his face as the results came in.

Many people took to Twitter to express their shock at the hung parliament result with hilarious memes.

Some of the key details from the turbulent election night: