Lee Kyung Sil recalls tears after Cho Young Nam's comment on her pregnancy

Broadcaster Lee Kyung Sil revealed a story about how she burst into tears on a filming set during her pregnancy due to a comment from Cho Young Nam. Although it was intended as a simple joke, it left a deep wound for Lee, who was physically and mentally exhausted at the time.

On the MBN show 'Dongchimi' aired on the 26th, Lee brought up an anecdote from the days she worked with Cho. At the time, she was heavily pregnant, and while greeting Cho on set, he reportedly said, "Your belly is getting bigger. It looks like it's going to burst."

The issue was that he made the comment in front of the audience and the entire staff. Lee was already so sensitive and exhausted that she had even told the production crew, "I'm too tired to continue."

Ultimately, her suppressed emotions erupted. Lee confessed that she sobbed uncontrollably while telling Cho, "Why are you embarrassing me in front of all these people? I'm having a really hard time, too."

Once she started crying, it was difficult to stop, and one audience member watching the scene told Cho, "That was your fault."

However, Cho's reaction once again flustered Lee. He maintained that he simply meant her belly was large because she was pregnant. While he claimed he spoke without malice, the wound Lee received in such a public setting was too great.

Just as it seemed their relationship would end there, something unexpected happened a week later. Cho sent a bouquet of flowers to Lee through a girlfriend he was dating at the time. He reportedly told her, "You are the first woman I have ever given flowers to in my life."

When Lee rejected the gesture, saying, "I don't want flowers," Cho replied, "Isn't this my way of saying I'm sorry for my mistake?" The conflict that began with a harsh joke ultimately concluded with a bouquet and an apology. This anecdote, which Lee still recalls even after all this time, remains a scene that illustrates the unique professional relationship between the two.