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A British tourist went viral after faceplanting while trying to ride a plastic elephant in Tenerife, sending both crashing down after a few too many champagne cocktails.
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Brit tourist faceplants pavement after trying to mount plastic elephant in holiday hotspot

Lee Bullen
Last updated: 2025/10/15 at 9:17 AM
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Ste faceplants the pavement after attempting to ride a plastic elephant at a holiday resort. (Picture: Jam Press)
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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.

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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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A British tourist went viral after faceplanting while trying to ride a plastic elephant in Tenerife, sending both crashing down after a few too many champagne cocktails.
Ste and Laura Knowles. (Picture: Jam Press)

“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.”

A British tourist went viral after faceplanting while trying to ride a plastic elephant in Tenerife, sending both crashing down after a few too many champagne cocktails.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

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.”

A British tourist went viral after faceplanting while trying to ride a plastic elephant in Tenerife, sending both crashing down after a few too many champagne cocktails.
Social media comment on the post. (Picture: Jam Press)

While Diego moaned: “Quality tourism.”

And Alejandro added: “Tourist Go Home.”

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