Ulrika Jonsson accidentally left her ‘African willy protector’ on display on Lorraine

Ulrika Jonsson has poked fun at herself after admitting she accidentally left her ‘African willy protector’ out on display during a TV appearance on Monday.

The TV personality, 53, appeared on Lorraine to discuss male violence against women, and in an ‘ironic’ twist forgot about her penis sheath.

Ulrika noted the blunder herself and took to Instagram following the appearance to point out the protector, which had been left up on her wall.

The former weather presenter circled the item, which is traditionally worn as a covering by some native tribes, and wrote: ‘It is with considerable irony that I realise I had an African willy protector in the background of my live on Lorraine this morning.’

The screen grab had been taken from her earlier appearance, where she joined Lorraine in a discussion about male violence in the wake of Sarah Everard’s death.

Sarah, 33, went missing after leaving her friend’s home in Clapham on March 3, before her body was discovered days later in Kent.

Wayne Couzens, 48, a serving Met Police officer, has been arrested in connection with her murder and Sarah’s death prompted an outpouring of emotion online as women share their experience of being approached and harassed in the street. 

Discussing safety advice she has always followed, Ulrika said: ‘I was told to keep a big coat in the back of the car, to try and possibly walk in the middle of the road, as opposed to on the dark pavement.’

‘I was told to have my keys in my hand and be ready, and be prepared.’

The mother of four admitted that she sometimes stops and pretends to look in her handbag and allows the person to pass if she feels intimidated by them. 

‘I would stop and pretend to look in my hand bag to let somebody pass me because I felt intimidated by a man walking behind me,’ she concluded.

‘So many women have just accepted that’s how we should behave.’

During the appearance, Ulrika also had her say on ‘insensitive’ comments made by Davina McCall, who said there was ‘fear-mongering’ surrounding Sarah’s death. 

In a tweet over the weekend, Davina said: ‘Female abduction/murder is extremely rare. Yes we should all be vigilant when out alone. But this level of fear-mongering isn’t healthy.’

Hitting back, Ulrika said: ‘It’s not fear mongering because this is happening – and to say that it’s rare, is also incorrect. Domestic abuse is definitely not rare.’