Isaac Mizrahi and Shawn Killinger had a strange debate on whether or not the moon was a planet or a star during their segment on QVC.

“The Planet Moon”

Mizrahi was promoting his new designs for QVC on their segment Isaac Mizrahi Live when he and QVC presenter Killinger got started talking about the moon. When describing the color of a emerald cardigan designed by Mizrahi, Killinger said, “It almost looks like what the Earth looks like when you’re a bazillion miles away on the planet Moon.”

Killinger recognized her mistake, correcting herself, saying, “From the moon, looking back on the earth.”

Mizrahi repeated Killinger’s original statement of “the planet Moon” prompting Killinger to wonder, “Isn’t the moon a star?”

“No, the moon is a planet, darling,” Mizrahi replied with ease.

Skip to the 7:20 mark to witness the awkward exchange in the video below.

After some awkward back and forth and behind-the-scenes research, Killinger and Mizrahi were informed that the moon is simply a moon – or a “natural satellite.”

“But things live on it, that means it’s a planet,” Mizrahi insisted before dropping the topic completely.

The funny exchange quickly went viral, and Mizrahi made light of the bit on Twitter, writing simply, “The moon is Swiss Cheese.”

Article by Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.