THE TODAY Show meteorologist Al Roker has suffered a blunder on live TV when he dropped his water bottle.
He said that his producer was waiting for him to fumble.
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On Tuesday’s show, Al participated in November’s Start TODAY walking challenge with fitness contributor, Stephanie Mansour.
They and a group of 200 people walked in the Universal Orlando Theme Park in the early morning.
As they talked and walked, the meteorologist told everyone that there was “water over here, folks.”
“Grab some water. Let’s get some water for our crew over here,” he said as he held onto a microphone and continued to walk.
Al could be heard talking to someone off screen and said: “Yeah, I’ll take one.”
A producer threw a water bottle to Al and it nearly hit him in the head.
He dropped it shortly after and yelled: “Watch that bottle of water.”
A producer handed him another one and he continued on walking.
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Then, Al smiled and yelled: “Jack’s been waiting for me to do that!”
“That was fantastic. That was the best! You’re unbelievable. I love you,” Al said before opening his bottle.
ROKER’S OVER IT
About a minute before he fumbled the water bottle, Al snapped at Stephanie when she implied he was a loner.
At one point, Al said to fitness contributor Stephanie: “I tend to walk by myself but what are the benefits for people who you know walk as a group or walk with a buddy?”
Stephanie replied: “That camaraderie is something that you know… maybe you might go out to dinner with people or go to the movies or you might socialise, but the walking and that endorphin release when you’re exercising with someone really builds a special bond.
“And I will say, if you are like a loner like yourself or like I am too on my walks…” Stephanie continued before Al interrupted her.
“That sounded really sad! ‘If you’re a loner! If you’re a lonely human being, if you have no friends!’ Awwwwww!” Al said as Stephanie giggled.
“I actually do prefer to walk alone, so does that make me sad,” she then commented as Al burst into song.
Continuing the conversation, Stephanie added: “But if you are walking alone and you do want that additional support, that’s what the Facebook group is for, that’s what our walking meet ups here are for.”
AL’S WEIGHT LOSS
Back in June, Al revealed that a simple change to his lifestyle helped him lose nearly 50 pounds.
The morning show veteran, who had long struggled with his weight, admitted that he had lost “about 45 pounds” just by cutting down on his carbohydrates and taking daily walks.
And the weather presenter, who survived what he once called an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer, explained his idea of exercise isn’t even that intense.
“Exercise, and not extreme exercise, improves, I think, your mental health,” Al said. “Combined with a low-carb diet, I’ve lost about 45 pounds.”
The forecaster went on to reveal his simple weight loss plan: “I do about 100 grams of carbs a day and I walk.”
In March of this year, Al celebrated the 20th anniversary his successful gastric bypass procedure by trying on his old, now giant-sized, jeans.
After the procedure, Al went on to lose more than 100 pounds – and along with shedding the weight, he had to shed his old clothing, as well, except for the pair of jeans he wore to the surgery.
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