BBC interview Dad' Robert E Kelly who found fame when young children crashed his TV segment shares unrecognisable family snap on eighth anniversary of blooper Political analyst, Robert E Kelly shared an update on family life READ MORE: 'BBC interview dad' whose segment on North Korea was gatecrashed by his young children shares hilarious video from seven years ago - and pics of his family now By ALICE WADE Published: 10:56 GMT, 11 March 2025 | Updated: 11:06 GMT, 11 March 2025 An academic who became a viral sensation after his interview on the BBC was gatecrashed by his young children, has shared an family update on the eighth anniversary of the heartwarming blooper. In 2017, political analyst Robert E Kelly had been speaking to the broadcaster via Zoom in a segment about North Korea, when his then-four-year-old daughter Marion appeared in the doorway with her baby brother James hot on her heels in his walker. Their unflappable father managed to ignore the chaos behind him as his wife Jung-a rushed into the room to remove their excitable children - but not before the pair had been spotted by excitable viewers. The video amassed viral fame at the time, with millions on social media in hysterics over the TV gaffe. Now, eight-years on from the debacle, Mr Kelly - who is a political science professor at Pusan National University in South Korea - has shared a series of pictures with his two children. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the academic captioned the post: 'Today is the eighth anniversary of the 'BBC Dad' blooper, so here are some recent family pictures. The kids are growing fast.' Mr Kelly, who became known as 'BBC dad', then shared a selection of sweet snaps, the first which included two selfies of him and his son, James, now nearly nine, out hiking together. He and James are all smiles in the adorable picture as they cuddle up for the picture, with the youngster throwing a peace sign up to the camera. An academic who became a viral sensation after his interview on the BBC was gatecrashed by his young children, has shared an family update on the eighth anniversary of the heartwarming blooper (pictured in 2017) In 2017, political analyst Robert E Kelly had been speaking to the broadcaster via Zoom in a segment about North Korea , when his then-four-year-old daughter Marion appeared in the doorway with her baby brother James hot on her heels in his walker (Mr Kelly pictured with his son, James) A third picture revealed a professional looking snap of the academic's wife which he captioned: 'Here is my wife's recent formal work photo. I like this one a lot.' Next, he revealed pictures of his daughter, Yena, nearly 12, who was the troublemaker behind the famous blooper. The youngster is also partial to using the peace sign, with both she and James pictured throwing them in the sweet selection of photos. 'Here is Yena - almost 12 - with my wife and James doing his homework. And James doing more homework, reading and practising words from the story "Tickly Octopus" with me,' he wrote. Among the heartwarming photos, he also shared a handful of the family celebrating Christmas Day together, with each decked out in full festive regalia. Since the viral clip, the father-of-two has kept his followers on social media updated with the adventures of his mischief making children, regularly sharing updates on the anniversary of the mishap in March 2017. Last year on the anniversary of the calamitous clip, the academic re-shared the original video alongside a cluster of cute pictures. He posted four photos of his family celebrating Marion's birthday, with the 11-year-old a picture of concentration as she sliced a cake, as well as one of Robert and James hiking in South Korea. He wrote: 'These are from Marion's birthday party today, and James and I hiking this morning.' A third picture revealed a professional looking snap of the academic's wife which he captioned: 'Here is my wife's recent formal work photo. I like this one a lot' (pictured) Among the heartwarming photos, he also shared a handful of the family celebrating Christmas Day together, with each decked out in full festive regalia Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter , the academic captioned the post: 'Today is the eighth anniversary of the 'BBC Dad' blooper, so here are some recent family pictures. The kids are growing fast' Since the viral clip, the father-of-two has kept his followers on social media updated with the adventures of his mischief making children, regularly sharing updates on the anniversary of the mishap in March 2017 The family pictured baking together. In 2018, the doting father said how the 'weird' experience made the family 'happier', helped him to empathise with fellow parents, and made he and his wife's bond with their children 'even tighter' The family pictured celebrating Halloween He revealed that achieving worldwide fame because of his children had made them all closer as a family This was followed by four more photos, one of him and Marion hiking today, and three taken during Christmas last year. In one of these the children can be seen posing for a photo with Santa Claus while in another they are treating themselves to some ice cream. He added: 'Another hiking picture, and some Christmas 2023 pictures.' In 2024, he revealed that Marion was learning to play the flute, while James won a football trophy in addition to his hobby of 'making trouble'. In the sweet photos posted in September, Professor Kelly's angelic children looked like butter wouldn't melt as Marion held her flute while dressed in her school uniform and James held up his trophy. 'BBC interview dad' whose segment on North Korea was gatecrashed by his young children shares hilarious video from seven years ago 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, Prof 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.' A year after the viral moment caught the world's attention, the father spoke on X about the experience, answering fans' questions and sharing insight into the blooper. The doting father said how the 'weird' experience made the family 'happier', helped him to empathise with fellow parents, and made he and his wife's bond with their children 'even tighter'. The private professor - who said Marion's infamously confidence entrance was 'typical' of his daughter - also admitted his fears over 'overexposing' his children. Kelly told his followers that he doesn't like to talk about the video too often out of fear of 'overexposing' the children, but wanted to mark the one year anniversary of the interview. He revealed that achieving worldwide fame because of his children had made them all closer as a family. 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