TV host kicks drone live on air, hitting a model in the face

Kicking the drone live on air: the kick that ended up in a model's face

What happens when a TV host decides to deal with the nuisance of a drone mid-broadcast with a kick? The device goes flying and lands where nobody wants it: in the face of one of the show's models. It peine in Monterrey, Mexico, during the live broadcast of 'Es Show' on Multimedios' Canal 6, when host Ernesto Chavana kicked the drone flying over the studio and the impact hit Isabella, a member of the cast, who was injured. The episode, shared by an account that collects viral videos, turned a studio anecdote into a small textbook case about the risks of live television.

What is known about the drone kick on 'Es Show'

The available information is limited to what the video shows and the description accompanying its release: a drone flying over the studio, a host striking it with his foot, a device sent flying, and a model from the cast taking the hit to her face and being injured. There is so far no detailed medical report or public statement from the channel in the available material, so any claim about the severity of her injuries remains speculation.

The scene has something of unintentional physical comedy about it, and something of a serious warning. Drones have crept into studios and broadcasts as a camera tool, and their presence introduces an element the host cannot control. Reacting on impulse, with a kick, turns a flying object into a projectile. Physics does not negotiate.

The reaction: from jokes to writing the model off

The conversation the video sparked quickly moved from astonishment to mockery. There were laughs at first, references to the comic element of the scene, and comments about the bad luck of the person who was hit. One line sums up the tone: "If her mouth had been open, it would have gone inside." Another dismisses the victim with a "so soft, she's out," and a third declares that "a crap ninja, we've all seen one."

That dark humor is the usual way of processing an absurd accident on television. It also reveals how little is known: with no medical report, the model is reduced to the anecdote of the hit. And there is a deeper problem the joke hides. On live TV, any flying object and any impulsive reaction can end in physical harm to someone on the crew.

The drone, the new unwelcome guest in TV studios

The Monterrey anecdote is not an isolated case of poorly managed technology, but proof that drones have entered audiovisual production without a clear safety protocol in many settings. A device with spinning propellers in an enclosed studio, with people at close range, requires a responsible pilot and a level of coordination that does not always exist.

The host, in this case, acted as if the drone were a fly. The result was a projectile with propellers. The question left hanging is not who is to blame, but how many studios continue operating with the same improvisation.

At the time of writing, Isabella's injury and the consequences for the show had not been publicly detailed. The kick is already on the internet. The medical report, for now, is not.