An audience member has been removed for throwing a tub of yoghurt at ABC journalist Leigh Sales during a speech she was making in Perth on Sunday.
The 7:30 host was making a speech for the Disrupted Festival of Ideas at the State Library of Western Australia when the 49-year-old threw the tub of yoghurt.
Sales was shocked as a tub of yoghurt struck the lectern in front of her.
The Daily Telegraph reported the contents of the tub “sprayed her legs, the stage and the curtains behind her”.
However, Sales has reported that she is “totally fine!” in a tweet.
Oh dear, have just landed from the Perth-Syd flight to a kerfuffle over something minor – thanks for the concern, I’m totally fine! Just relieved everyone at the festival was okay and thank you to security, police, audience etc.
— Leigh Sales (@leighsales) 28 July 2019
She also spoke to Sydney Morning Herald about the incident.
“It’s all fine, I’m relieved it was nothing more sinister than yoghurt and that nobody in the audience was hurt,” Sales said.
A spokesman for The State Library of Western Australia said that security and police were on the scene.
“We can confirm that a member of the public threw a small tub of yoghurt in Leigh Sales’ direction,” the spokesman said. “She reacted remarkably professionally and the show went on.”
The incident was recorded on the State Library of Western Australia’s Facebook page as they were live streaming the event.
