Siblings Who Crashed Dad's Live BBC Interview That Went Viral From Six Years Ago Now Grown Up

The children of the political analyst who went viral for disrupting an on-air television interview are now all grown up.

Robert E. Kelly, who jokingly called himself the "BBC dad," took to Twitter Tuesday to update everyone on his family, specifically the two kids that the world had learned to love when they accidentally crashed on their dad's live interview with BBC six years ago.

He posted four photos of his family - his wife and the two kids, Marion and James, who are now grown up.

"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. Thanks again to all of you who follow me bc of the video. My family and I flattered by your kindness," he captioned.

Viral video

In 2017, the professor of political science at Pusan National University guested in a live BBC News interview regarding the impeachment of South Korean president Park Geun-Hye. At some time in the interview, his then four-year-old daughter Marion unexpectedly went inside his home office, and with the door open, James, who was then nine months old, followed inside in his walker.

He did not end the interview but continued as if nothing had happened. Yet, viewers can see how he was trying to push his daughter at bay while also trying to hide his amusement as she was seen behind him dancing as she played with a toy.

After a few seconds, his wife can be seen bursting into the room, frantically grabbing the kids and bringing them out. The video ended with the political analyst apologizing to BBC's host as the kids' noise could still be heard outside the room.

The video has since gone viral, with views of 54 million on YouTube. The viral moment ended with Kelly apologizing.

Moved by people's reactions

Kelly shared that people have been asking him and his wife what it feels like to become suddenly virally famous.

In a self-written essay Kelly did for The Interpreter, he answered the question, stating that the experience has been mostly fun yet sometimes weird.

He further shared how he does his job mostly from his home office, especially most of his TV appearances. After the video went viral, he received many comments from parents who experienced the same. Some even shared that they had locked themselves in their bathroom so that they could not be interrupted by the kids while on a radio interview.

Most of the reactions he and his wife received were "positive and empathetic." They were "very moved by them," he expressed.