We all remember feeling awful second hand embarrassment when Steve Harvey initially announced the wrong name when crowning the winner during the 2015 Miss Universe show. He, at first, gave Ariadna Gutierrez, Miss Colombia, the crown, when Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Philippines, was the true winner. It goes without saying that a mistake like that can have a lasting effect on a lot of people.
Harvey revealed in a new interview that he is actually receiving death threats after the incident that happened a month ago. Gutierrez joined Harvey on his daytime talk show, and later in an interview with the Today show’s Natalie Morales, to discuss the event and how the two of them are handling it.
“It was the happiest four minutes and a half that I ever had. I have been able to make an entire country happy. But after that, I felt horrible. I was crying a lot,” Gutierrez told Morales. She went on to say that, looking back on it, it was both the worst, and best, night of her life. She has been mature and classy about the entire unfortunate event, which is admirable.
Reasonably, Harvey felt terrible about what had occurred, and said to Morales, “I blew it in a big moment. And the person that was hurt the most was [Gutierrez].” Thankfully, Harvey and Gutierrez have no hard feelings, and they made it clear on Harvey’s show, during his two-part special titled, Miss Universe: The Truth. The two of them were able to joke about the situation, and Harvey was able to talk about the threats he has been receiving via social media.
If you haven’t seen the cringe-worthy footage yet, watch it below. Let us know what you think of it, collegiettes. Do you think Steve Harvey’s mistake is serious enough to warrant death threats?