A British holidaymaker faceplanted the pavement after trying to ride a plastic elephant in a holiday resort.
Laura and Ste Knowles had enjoyed “a few champagne cocktails” before the hilarious mishap.
After spotting the bright yellow elephant outside a shop, 42-year-old Laura dared her partner Ste, 44, to climb on top for a funny photo.
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But the boozy challenge quickly turned into a disaster as Ste lost his balance and toppled forwards, sending both him and the elephant crashing to the ground.
The fall left the furious shop owner seeing red.
Laura said: “She chased us up the street a bit.”
The couple, from St Helens, Merseyside, had been strolling along the Veronicas strip in Playa de las Américas, Tenerife, Spain, when they stumbled upon the plastic animal.
“We’d had a few champagne cocktails and I stupidly suggested to Ste to climb on the elephant for a photo,” Laura told What’s The Jam.
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“I thought it was like the Superlambanana sculpture in Liverpool.
“But it wasn’t held down and it was as light as a feather.
“So he fell and hit the deck, taking it with him.”
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“The shop owner was livid.
“It had a few bumps on it so obviously it had happened before, but she chased us up the street a bit.”
The couple’s video went viral on TikTok, racking up over 370,000 views and hundreds of comments from amused fans.
One local said: “It didn’t gone so well.”
Another joked: “Us Brits just love to say sorry!
“Now was he saying sorry to the elephant for knocking it over?”
Oscar quipped: “Darling hold my hand… Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday.”
While Diego moaned: “Quality tourism.”
And Alejandro added: “Tourist Go Home.”
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