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Jennifer Newton

Mike Tindall admits he'll 'hide away' at next royal gathering after Princess Anne gaffe

Mike Tindall says he plans to "bashfully hide away" at his next family gathering following his stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

It came after he amused his fellow campmates earlier in the series with a story of him splitting his trousers in front of his mother-in-law, Princess Anne.

The 44-year-old former rugby player told his co-stars on the ITV show about the incident, which occurred on the dance floor at his wife Zara’s 70s-themed 30th birthday party, prompting much laughter.

Mike narrowly missed out on a place in Sunday night’s final after becoming the eighth contestant eliminated from the ITV show.

Mike Tindall recalled a story about Princess Anne on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

After leaving the camp in the Australian jungle, he was greeted by his wife, the King's niece.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, he addressed whether he knew how many members of the royal family had been watching him.

He said: "No, I don’t right now but I’m sure I’ll find out at some point, Christmas is around the corner. We will see if some interesting gifts come underneath that tree. I don’t know.

Mike with wife Zara and mother-in-law Princess Anne at Royal Ascot in 2014 (Getty Images)

“There’s some sense of humour kicking around in the family. So yeah, I’ll wait for some interesting gifts and see how many people were watching."

Asked whether he knew if the Princess Royal had watched him recall his trouser-splitting incident on national TV, he replied: "No, I don’t think she was watching but I think Zara might have told her.

"But I’m pretty sure it’s probably etched into her memory banks for all the wrong reasons. So yeah, I’ll probably bashfully hide away from that one."

Mike on Good Morning Britain this morning with fellow campmate Owen Warner (ITV)

Mike had recalled the incident earlier in the series to fellow contestant Seann Walsh.

He told him: "I love a suit. My problem with suits is I overexaggerate dancing at weddings… I rip a lot of suits, trousers and stuff."

To which comedian Seann, 36, replied: "Course you do."

Mike continued: "The old sl*t drop gets me every time. I went to a wedding, ripped a suit, they were like, 'Oh my god, what are you going to do?'

"I was like, ‘Don’t worry I’ve got a spare’. They were like, ‘Who brings a spare suit?’ Someone who rips a lot of trousers brings a spare suit."

He added: "Zara had like a 30th birthday, it was a disco 70s-themed one, I was dancing on the dance floor, I had flares on, full outfit but it was quite tight, nothing ever fits – rugby player’s bum and legs – so I was dancing with my mother-in-law and I did a slut drop in front of my mother-in-law."

"Ripped my trousers straight in front of her. It happened to be that my boxers that I had on at that time said, 'nibble my nuts'. As I've turned round, she's gone, 'I'd rather not.' I've gone, 'I'm going,' and walked off."

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