The unique way 10,000 ravers at Warehouse Project counted down to New Year - with "iconic" BBC blooper

There was a special countdown to New Year for 10,000 ravers at Manchester's biggest club The Warehouse Project. And it involved one of the most-watched viral TV moments of the year.

For club bosses decided to use the now "iconic" finger blooper from BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri that was accidentally broadcast last month. The Warehouse Project hosted its eagerly-anticipated end-of-season party on Sunday night with a sold out rave in the city centre.

Warehouse Project boss Sacha Lord shared the moment that clubbers started their countdown to 2024 on X, formerly known as Twitter. And followers were quick to hail it a "superb" move.

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It showed the footage of BBC news presenter Maryam counting down from 10 to 1 with exaggerated hand gestures that has been hailed "legendary" and "iconic" in the wake of its broadcast. Inside the Manchester club space, dance music can be heard soundtracking Maryam's hilarious finger countdown as ravers join in, which you can also watch at the top of this story.

Sacha shared the video on X, and said: "Thank you @BBCMaryam for helping count the New Year in for 10,000 ravers in Manchester last night @WHP_Mcr."

The BBC star hit the headlines after the final "one" of her countdown accidentally aired at the start of a BBC News broadcast on December 6. Out of context, it appeared that she was flipping her middle finger to viewers.

After the clip went viral, Moshiri took to her social media to apologise for any offence caused and explained that it had been a "private joke" among colleagues.

Posting on X, she said at the time: "Hey everyone, yesterday just before the top of the hour I was joking around a bit with