Dan Walker takes brutal swipe at Channel 5 weather presenter live on air
DAN Walker took a brutal swipe at a Channel 5 weather live on air.
The seasoned presenter, 46, was hosting the broadcaster's flagship bulletin alongside Tessa Chapman on Monday.
During the show both anchors discussed the current hot spell just as summer finally came to an end.
As they headed into a break, Tessa teased: "We're going to be asking is it here to stay?
"Our favourite meteorologist Clare Nasir will be joining us live."
After Clare delivered her lines to viewers, Dan then quipped: "As you [Tessa] say favourite, I do love Clare.
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"I've still got a thing for Carol Kirkwood though."
His humorous remark left his co-presenter Tessa stunned before the pair broke out into laughter.
Dan previously hosted BBC Breakfast six years, sharing the iconic sofa with Sally Nugent.
He announced last year he was quitting the flagship Beeb show and moved to Channel 5.
Dan was rushed to hospital when he came off his bike on the way into work earlier this year.
was hit by a car at a busy roundabout back in February and later revealed his helmet saved his life.
Camera footage of the terrifying ordeal showed him thrown off and into the path of the car while his bike was crushed.