A Channel Seven presenter's bizarre stunt has backfired in a toe-curling interview with two huge A-list stars.
Steve Hargrave, an English broadcaster known for his unique celebrity interviews and red carpet moments, sat down with A Quiet Place: Day One co-stars Joseph Quinn and Lupita Nyong'o.
But the chat had very awkward start when Hargrave, 46, shushed the actors in reference to the film's characters, who must remain absolutely silent during an alien invasion.
'Hi Steve,' Quinn began the interview, before the presenter silenced him by putting his finger to his mouth.
Hargrave then held up a piece of paper that read: 'Hello Lupita and Joseph ... I'm too scared to talk'.
The trio sat in more than 15 uncomfortable seconds of silence as Quinn glanced at his co-star Nyong'o before the interviewer put up a sign, reading, 'Well this is awkward'.
The actors let out a nervous laugh before Hargrave officially kicked off the interview.
Hargrave has had his fair share of cringeworthy celebrity interviews on Sunrise over the years, but it doesn't beat former Seven star Samantha Armytage's skit with Sex and the City star Kristin Davis.
Channel Seven entertainment presenter Steve Hargrave delivered a bizarre stunt that left A Quiet Place: Day One co-stars Joseph Quinn and Lupita Nyong'o raising eyebrows
The 47-year-old made headlines in 2016 following an interview with Davis, in which Armytage wore a blonde curly wig and pretended to play Sarah Jessica Parker's character, Carrie Bradshaw.
The awkward segment - which was later slammed by Davis herself - led to the breakfast TV host receiving a barrage of violent threats on social media.
During the segment, which aired eight years ago, Davis was asked to re-enact a scene from Sex and the City in which her character announced her engagement to the other cast members.
Davis had appeared on the Seven program in the hope of speaking about her work with refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
'Oh, you guys. I don't know what is happening,' she said when asked to participate in the skit. 'You guys really crack me up.'
The chat had very awkward start when Hargrave, 46, shushed the actors in reference to the film's characters, who must remain absolutely silent during an alien invasion
Armytage, Edwina Bartholomew and Natalie Barr changed into costumes for the role play.
Barr sported a ginger cropped wig to resemble the signature haircut of character Miranda Hobbes, played by Cynthia Nixon.
Bartholomew, on the other hand, didn't have to do much because her straight blonde hair already made her the Samantha Jones of the group.
Davis told the hosts after the skit: 'I just want you to know I have never done this. I don't know that this is a great idea frankly. No offence.'
She later complained on Twitter that she had not been given enough time to discuss her charity work during her appearance Sunrise.
Sam Armytage (left) made headlines in 2016 following a skit with Davis, in which she wore a blonde curly wig and pretended to play Sarah Jessica Parker's character, Carrie Bradshaw
Davis had appeared on the Seven program in the hope of speaking about her work with refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo
'Hopefully someone will let me talk about @Refugees', the actress tweeted.
Speaking of the incident years later, Armytage revealed she never wanted to do the 'dumb' skit, but felt pressured to participate by Sunrise producers who thought it would be funny.
'The day before that [skit], upstairs in the office when the producers were like, "We're gonna do this tomorrow," I just thought, "Really? That's so lame,"' she told the Brains Trust podcast in 2021.
'I'd have days where I was like, "I've got a journalism degree from university, do I really have to do this stuff?" But you do it because it's your job.'
