All grown up! Father who shot to fame after his children crashed his BBC interview shares adorable new family photo to mark six year anniversary

• Robert Kelly went viral in 2017 when his children crashed BBC News interview
• Fans have labelled the video the ‘best thing the internet has ever produced’
• Read More:  Academic who shot to viral fame after daughter crashed his BBC interview reveals how the ‘weird’ experience has brought his family closer

An academic who shot to internet fame when his two children crashed his live BBC interview has shared adorable new family photo to mark the six year anniversary of the viral moment.

In March 2017, Professor Robert Kelly appeared on BBC News via a video link to offer his expert insights on South Korean politics.

However, the interview became an instant internet sensation when his daughter Marion, then four, burst into her dad’s office with her baby brother James hot on her heels in his walker. 

The unflappable father – who is a political science professor at Pusan National University in South Korea –  managed to ignore the chaos behind him as his wife Jung-a rushed into the room to remove their excitable children.

Six years on, the father-of-two – who became known online as ‘BBC Dad’ – has marked the anniversary of the viral video, which has amassed over 52m views on YouTube, by sharing a new family photo on Twitter.

Proud father Robert Kelly posted a new family photo taken at his daughter Marion’s recent singing recital to mark the six year anniversary of the viral video

Robert tweeted: ‘Some BBC Dad content since the 6th anniversary of the original video was last Friday. 

‘Marion had a singing performance this past weekend, so we got some nice family pictures.’

The image shows proud parents Robert and Jung-a hugging 10-year-old Marion and six-year-old James following their daughter’s performance.

The couple’s daughter wore a pink sparkly dress for the occasion and clutched a bouquet of yellow flowers as she smiled for the camera.

Meanwhile, her little brother looked suitably smart in a white shirt and sweater vest.

The professor added: ‘Thanks again to all of you who follow me [because] of the video. My family and I flattered by your kindness.’ 

Robert’s tweet has amassed almost 40,000 ‘likes’ in the past 24 hours – prompting fans to reminisce about the ‘best thing the internet has ever produced’.

One replied: ‘The moment was pure gold! I loved the way the little girl sauntered into his office.’ 

The video of Marion and James bursting into Robert’s office has amassed over 52m views on YouTube in the past six years

Robert’s followers dubbed the father-of-two a ‘trailblazer’ while others said it was one of the ‘greatest viral moments of all time’

Another added: ‘I love your story because it gave everyone a chance to laugh at the craziness of family life.’

Meanwhile, a third gushed: ‘I watched the video again the other day and laughed til I cried! 

‘Thanks for having such good humor and showing the world how to embrace vulnerability on the world stage. Such grace! Enjoy these moments with little humans, they grow up so quickly!!’

A fourth added: ‘I was a mum on maternity leave when BBC Dad hit. I saw it after a middle of the night feed, and it was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. 

‘And now our babies are all so big, and BBC Dad is still one of the greatest viral moments of all time.’

Robert and Jung-a gave a follow-up interview to the BBC after the clip went viral in 2017. The sweet siblings even became the stars of their own animated cartoon show

After the interview became an internet sensation, Marion and James even became the stars of an animated cartoon show.

Marion became Mina, James became Jack and their father is a UN official but the family is instantly recognisable and their mother is a yoga teacher, just as in real life.

But the maker of the series has developed the Marion/Mina character and has her solving crimes and following her father to North Africa on the trail of a gold thief.

 In 2018, Robert explained on Twitter how the ‘weird’ experience made the family ‘happier’, helped him to empathise with fellow parents, and made he and his wife’s bond with their children ‘even tighter’.

Kelly had forgotten to lock his office door during the interview, which meant the children could come in. 

The parents didn’t punish the children for interrupting the interview as they were too little to understand that they had done something wrong.

Source: Read Full Article