Nicola Sturgeon Cheering on Camera

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About

Nicola Sturgeon Cheering on Camera refers to a moment during the 2019 United Kingdom general election which showed First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon reacting to SNP candidate Amy Callaghan's win in East Dunbartonshire where she ousted Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson.

Origin

The footage appeared on Sky News during a taping of an interview with her during her reaction to the election results for the SNP.

The SNP gained the seat of Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson and after finding out ahead of an interview with Sky News, she was caught cheering on camera. The clip was posted on to Sky News' Twitter account where is received over 1 million views with over 13,100 likes and 2,650 retweets (see below).

Nicola Sturgeon reacts to Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson losing her seat to the SNP.

Follow the #GeneralElection results live: https://t.co/meuSxFO6V9 pic.twitter.com/MeuyWi4DXR

— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 13, 2019

It was uploaded on to YouTube via the Guardian and was the fifth highest trending video in the United Kingdom with over 200,000 views and 1,400 likes.

Reaction and spread

In the aftermath of the clip being featured on social media, it was met with mixed reactions. Liberal Democrat politicians Alex Cole-Hamilton and Lalya Moran reacted with shock at the footage (see below) and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said it was unacceptable. Others however cheered and praised, notability anti-Liberal Democrat supporters.

Nicola Sturgeon later apologised to those who might have been offended by the clip however people came to her defence by saying she was cheering for Amy Callaghan's success, such as Sky News journalist Kay Burley.

The day after the election, BBC comedy show Have I Got News for You featured the clip when referring to the General Election coverage.

An image of Nicola Sturgeon cheering started to appear on social media where users started to create image macros and edits to the picture.