Toni Collette SWEARS during Saturday Night Takeaway … forcing the Ant and Dec to apologise

Toni Collette shocked viewers of Saturday Night Takeaway this week as she accidentally swore while appearing on the live episode.

The Australian actress, 50, was on the weekly show as a guest host, but got flustered during her chaotic first segment as she accidentally let the profanity slip.

Hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly were left slightly red-faced too after the moment as they had to issue an apology to viewers for the language.

But appearing to see the funny side, a wave of fans took to social media to jest that the slip-up was ‘hilarious’. 

‘Tee hee hee @tonicollette just swore on Saturday Night Takeaway and it has made my day,’ wrote one amused viewer. 

‘That has made my day!’: Toni Collette left viewers of Saturday Night Takeaway in stitches this week as she acidentally swore during the live show

Sorry! Hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly were left slightly red-faced too after the moment as they had to issue an apology to viewers for the language

Toni made the appearance on the show as she joined the Geordie presenting duo as a guest host for the evening. 

But the slip-up occured less than 15 minutes into the episode as Toni was given the challenge of taking on a charades game for her first segment.

Trying to guess what movie different families on the screen were acting out, the actress said the word ‘s*it’ while getting flustered.

While Ant and Dec didn’t bring up the mistake until later on, viewers were quick to take to social media to address the moment as it happened.

Most appeared to have been given the giggles, as one penned: ‘I bloody love Toni Collette, especially now she said “s*it” on live telle’.

‘Toni Collette saying “s*it” on #SNT has made my entire year,’proclaimed another fan. 

As a third added: ‘OMG Toni Collette is so chaotic’.

Shortly after the segment and an ad break, Ant and Dec apologised to viewers as they said into the camera: ‘Apologies if you heard any of that language before the break’.

Special guest: Toni made the appearance on the show as she joined the Geordie presenting duo as a guest host for the evening

Too much: But the slip-up occured less than 15 minutes into the show as Toni was given the challenge of taking on a charades game for her first segment

Loving it: But appearing to see the funny side, a wave of fans took to social media to jest that the slip-up was ‘hilarious’

While the presenters attempted to make light of it later on while warning other guests not to swear on the family show.

‘Welcome to the show, don’t swear. We’ve already had one tonight, we are not allowed another one,’ joked the duo.

It appeared that slips of the tongue was a common theme throughout the show, as Ant and Dec also made their own error while stumbling on their words – acidentally saying ‘white’ instead of ‘right’.

But Toni’s accident wasn’t the only thing that got fans talking, as many also took to social media to share their love for the actress – noting that she looks ‘amazing’.

‘Cannot believe that Saturday Night Takeaway have managed to book the legend that is Toni Collette,’ wrote one viewer.

While another said: ‘Toni Colette is so stunning’.  

The praise comes after the news that Toni is reportedly still reeling from her marriage breakdown, three months after her split from husband Dave Galafassi made headlines. 

Friends say the Muriel’s Wedding star, 50, has a long way to go before she can truly move on from the heartbreak.

‘She has not recovered from her split and she is not likely to anytime soon,’ a longtime friend of the actress told Woman’s Day.

The source also said Toni is ‘devastated’ her split has ‘become so public’, and is struggling to enjoy work commitments, like promoting her latest film The Estate.

‘Toni’s a marvel at how she’s able to pull herself together and keep functioning,’ the friend said. ‘The promotional side of movies is something she usually enjoys, but not when her life is a mess.’ 

Toni, who shares daughter Sage, 14, and son Arlo, 11, with her ex, is also said to be anxious about navigating the new territory of co-parenting. 

It comes almost three months after Toni and Dave’s separation became public.

Dave, who was a drummer in an indie rock band when he met the About a Boy star, confirmed their split in December when he was pictured passionately kissing chiropractor Shannon Egan at Manly Beach in Sydney.

Daily Mail Australia contacted Toni’s management about the photos, and hours later she announced the couple had split in a joint statement released on her newly reactivated Instagram account.

‘It is with grace and gratitude that we announce we are divorcing,’ the pair wrote.

Whoops! Shortly after the segment and an ad break, Ant and Dec apologised to viewers as they said into the camera: ‘Apologies if you heard any of that language before the break’

In awe: But Toni’s accident wasn’t the only thing that got fans talking, as many also took to social media to share their love for the actress – noting that she looks ‘amazing’

Getting back to it: The praise comes after the news that Toni is reportedly still reeling from her marriage breakdown, three months after her split from husband Dave Galafassi made headlines (Pictured: Toni and estranged husband David in LA in January 2010)