VIDEO: Rude cockroach lands on news reporter right before a live cross
Say what you will about reporters out there in the field – but it's not all bright lights and blazers.
Sometimes, it's a downright dirty business.
And you don't get much dirtier than copping a cockroach to the chest.
KTLA reporter Mary Beth McDade was gearing up for her live cross last week when a jerk of a cockroach decided to land on her and crawl up her chest.
Not cool, bro.
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McDade freaks out for a split second, brushes the critter off herself and then loses it in a fit of laughter.
Her brush with the bug was posted to Twitter by fellow journo Marcus Wilson-Smith and US new sites replayed the moment over and over.
Sure, all of Mother Nature's creatures are beautiful, but it's hard not to be squeamish about cockroaches.
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Somehow, though, McDade didn't insist on whipping out a flame thrower or running off squealing.
She shook the thing off, eventually composed herself and went on to deliver her live report like nothing had happened.
And that won her a bunch of fans on Twitter, who would have totally understood if she had a total meltdown:
We salute you, McDade.
