Stars in the making (but still troublemakers)! Professor whose children went viral when they disrupted his BBC interview reveals they are budding footballers and musicians
- Professor Robert E Kelly, from South Korea, posted an update on Twitter
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The father of two children who won hearts around the world when they disrupted his BBC interview has revealed they’re now sporting and music prodigies – but they’re still capable of making mischief when they want to.
Professor Robert E Kelly, whose daughter Marion and son James stormed into the study during his interview with the BBC World Service about Kim Jong Un and North Korea, revealed the pair are excelling in their respective hobbies, with Marion playing the flute and James taking on football as his passion.
Following the hilarious interview in 2017 in which the children burst into the study, which was viewed more than 52 million times on Twitter the Kelly family went viral, leaving people around the world in hysterics at the cheeky siblings and their antics.
Since then Professor Kelly, who is a professor of political science at Pusan National University in South Korea, has shared occasional updates with followers on Twitter to let them know how his internet-famous children are getting on.
As he revealed photos of the children this week, the Professor told followers that Marion had played a flute recital recently, while James won a football trophy – however he added his youngest son was ‘good at making trouble’.
Professor Kelly and his children went viral in 2017 when they disrupted his live news interview on BBC World Service
Professor Kelly posted a photo update on Twitter of his children, Marion (pictured) and James, six years after they disrupted his news broadcast
In the sweet photos, Professor Kelly’s angelic-looking children look like butter wouldn’t melt as Marion holds her flute while dressed in her school uniform and James holds up his trophy.
The father-of-two also shared a photo of the siblings kissing their mother – who also appeared in the hilarious video when she hurried into the room to pull them out – on each cheek.
Writing about what his little ones are up to, Professor Kelly said: ‘Marion had a flute performance the other day. She got very excited. And James, well, he’s good at making trouble.’
Posting the snaps of James on the pitch, he added: ‘Ok. Here is James with his soccer team. So not just a troublemaker.’
Responding to the updates, fans were thrilled to see how the children have aged, after taking the world by storm more than six years ago.
One person wrote: ‘I remember them from your famous video. I think I watched that about 50 times and laughed every time. Your family is so beautiful.’
Another told him: ‘Your children had brought such joy that day. It is wonderful to see that they are still happy and doing well. Thank you for sharing these glimpses with us.’
Earlier this year, on the six year anniversary of the viral video, Professor Kelly shared a family photo on Twitter to update fans on his family.
According to his father, James is ‘good at making trouble’ – but he’s also a budding football star
Mr Kelly also shared a snap of the siblings kissing their mother Jung-a Kim on each cheek
In March, he 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.’
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.’
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