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A clip of a BBC correspondent appearing in a spoof sex scene to raise money for the NHS has been removed after bosses branded it inappropriate. 

BBC Ireland correspondent Emma Vardy filmed the clip with her boyfriend Aaron Adams as part of a parody of Queen classic I Want to Break Free. 

The sex scene was one of the segments in a video made by Mr Adams and friends from an amateur football team to raise money for NHS Charities Together's Covid-19 appeal.  

But the skit didn't go down well inside the BBC - as the top brass failed to see the funny side and sent out an email to newsrooms reminding employees about social media use and editorial guidelines.

The finished film was posted on Mr Adams' Twitter profile and the club's Facebook page, with the message: 'So here it is. Four weeks of lockdown... no football... and this is what happens.'

However, anger from BBC bosses saw hasty edits made to the clip.  

Ms Vardy's raunchy scene was edited out of the fundraising video with a new version subsequently shared on social media instead.

BBC Ireland correspondent Emma Vardy appeared in a spoof sex clip with her boyfriend

The sex scene was one of the segments in a video from an amateur football team to raise money for NHS Charities Together's Covid-19 appeal

She didn't appear in the new version.  

The video makers set a target of raising £500 for NHS front line workers, and as of 5pm on Monday, April 27 they had £300 pledged despite having to tone it down and removed RTS Award winner Ms Vardy.

A BBC spokesperson said: 'This was intended to be light-hearted, but Emma accepts it was inappropriate and has removed the clip.'