Chris Kamara has claimed he felt like a 'dinosaur' after offering a woman a seat on the tube, only to be snubbed.
The former Sky Sports pundit was travelling from Heathrow to King's Cross at the time of the incident and took to X to explain what happened.
Kamara, known affectionally as 'Kammy' by millions of fans, says he offered a 'mature' woman a seat on the tube.
However, she declined the offer and left the 66-year-old feeling like a 'dinosaur'. She apparently retorted by saying 'why would I need to?'
Chris Kamara has opened up after being snubbed by a woman on the tube
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"I gave her a look of disdain," he said on X.
"On reflection, I didn't offer my seat to any blokes of a mature age. So my apologies. Chivalry is dead.
"I have chewed on this since Tuesday night and realise I am still a dinosaur.
"I'm sorry and accept that i was in the wrong and hopefully won't do it again."
Fans were quick to back Kamara and defend the former Sky presenter, with one user saying: "As a mature woman, I commend your good manners.
I have chewed on this since Tuesday night & realise I am a still a Dinosaur 🦖 I’m sorry and accept that I was in the wrong & hopefully wont do it again. I got the Tube from Heathrow to Kings X. It got busy at Earls Court so, I offered a mature lady my seat 💺 “why would I need…
— Chris Kamara (@chris_kammy) January 25, 2024
A second said: "Don’t let this one ill mannered woman put you off being kind Chris
"Never feel bad for doing the right thing."
A third stated: "You’re a gent & a legend Kammy. Just another person who wants to be offended. Keep being you pal."
A fourth weighed in by saying: "Top man Kammy, I would have offered seat aswell, chivalry was bred into many generations."
And a fifth simply said: "You are a gent."
Kamara has candidly discussed his battle with apraxia, which is a neurological condition that can affect speech.
And he said in his autobiography, released last year, that he was initially fearful following his diagnosis.
"I worried about where I was going to end up. Would my physical and neurological deterioration just keep going and going? And I worried more about the effect it would have on those around me," he wrote.
“I’m a man who has always wanted to help, to provide, to love and nurture those around me. And now I could only see myself as a burden.
"A shell of the man I used to be that they would be left to look after."
He continued: "Seeing myself like that was like staring into an abyss.
"I could never reconcile that image in my head. It was unthinkable.
“And it’s at that point I’d think, ‘they’d be better off without me’.”
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Chris Kamara was given an MBE in 2023
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Kamara worked with Sky Sports for 24 years before departing.
He was given an MBE last year.
