THIS is the cringeworthy moment a gamer accidentally live-streamed an intimate moment of self-love while assuming that his webcam was off.

A YouTuber who goes by the name of DSP Gaming found himself sharing more than he'd have liked when he failed to check whether his camera was on during an X-rated self-love session.

4 The oblivious gamer has no idea what he's doing, as he broadcasts his antics to the world

The 30-year-old webcam wonder was about to start a live stream, with thousands of viewers waiting to watch him play a video game.

Unfortunately for him, around 180,000 people had tuned in before the stream was due to start, and they found themselves bearing witness to some very intimate alone time.

4 Cringe... don't make the same mistake as this man

The pro gamer, whose real name is Philip Burnell, can be seen staring furiously, before closing his eyes and throwing his head back.

However, after minutes of accidental streaming, the intimate moment comes to an end as he notices something is amiss with his microphone.

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Addressing his thousands of viewers, the startled streamer tries to play it cool after realising his mic was on the whole time.

Welcoming his audience of 180,000, he says: "What is up everyone? Hello, hello and welcome."

After making a snorting sound which is somehow even less attractive than his previous antics, things get even worse for the gamer as it dawns on him what he's just done.

4 Little did he know that 180,000 people were sharing his intimate moment with him

With a look of horror in his eyes, he says: "Oh. The camera's on."

Then, looking directly at the camera with wide eyes, the unfortunate man asks: "The camera's been on the whole time, huh?"

He adds: "I didn't even know," as his face falls.

4 "I didn't even know"... the love-streamer is caught out

But the awkwardness doesn't stop there, as he offers a feeble "hello" to all the people who had just witnessed his solo antics.

The gamer reportedly laughed the whole thing off afterwards, but this should definitely serve as a dire warning to anyone who owns a webcam.