Seven Sharp host Hilary Barry finds mould growing in coffee cup after return to work

Barry has fronted Seven Sharp since 2018 and co-hosts the 7pm broadcast with Jeremy Wells.

Seven Sharp presenter Hilary Barry has made an unwholesome discovery after her return to the TVNZ offices after the summer break.

Barry shared a photo on her Facebook page showing a coffee cup with thick mould spots growing in the liquid at the bottom.

“The back to work gift you didn’t see coming,” she captioned the photo.

Seven Sharp host Hilary Barry found mould at the bottom of a coffee cup after her return from a summer break. Photo / HilaryBarryNZ

Multiple commenters saw the hilarity in the situation.

One person said: “Bit of mouldy coffee never hurt anyone. Kind of looks like things I find in the back of the fridge a month after Christmas usually the gravy.”

Another person said: “Is this the adult version of the forgotten lunch box?”

Another person suggested: “Just pop it in the microwave and it’ll be good to go again.”

One person asked: “Isn’t that how penicillin is made?” and another said: “Pretty sure that’s how you make kombucha”.

After being asked online if the cup was one of her co-host Jeremy Wells’, Barry replied, “actually it is!”

Barry has fronted Seven Sharp since 2018 and co-hosts the 7pm broadcast with Wells.

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