This basketball player forgot his mic was on. Big mistake.

Meet Nigel Hayes.

The 20-year-old Wisconsin Badgers basketball player seemingly forgot his microphone was on at a press conference this week - which meant when reporter Debra Bollman asked him a question, everyone in the room could hear him whisper "god she's beautiful".

His expression after he realised that was equally endearing and amusing.

Still, it could always be worse. Just ask Gordon Brown.

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