Football pundit and TV star Chris Kamara has been flooded with support after his kind gesture on the London Underground didn’t turn out the way he had planned.
The ex-pro footballer, 65, said he was left feeling like a “dinosaur” on Tuesday night after offering up his seat to a “mature lady” at Earls Court. Instead of taking him up on his kind offer, she flatly rebutted his gesture.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, he said: “I have chewed on this since Tuesday night & realise I am still a Dinosaur. I’m sorry and accept that I was in the wrong & hopefully won’t 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 to sit down’ was the reply. I gave her a look of disdain. On reflection, I didn’t offer my seat to any blokes of a mature age. So my apologies. Chivalry is dead.”
However, several social media users quickly flocked to the comment section and cheered the popular celebrity for doing the “right thing”.
One user commented: “Don’t let this one ill-mannered woman put you off being kind Chris. Never feel bad for doing the right thing.”
A second user commented: “You’re a gent & a legend Kammy. Just another person who wants to be offended. Keep being you pal.”
A third user said: “Top man Kammy, I would have offered seat aswell, chivalry was bred into many generations.”
A fourth user said: “I love people with manners and I find it so hard to understand why people are rude to those who are kind. As a woman, I have offered my seat to pregnant women and disabled people when the fit and able-bodied, both men and women, around me have totally ignored them.”
“Everyone I have done so has been a) surprised and b) very grateful. Please don’t stop being kind and considerate because of some rude old bag who has no manners. Many others would be truly grateful.”
Mr Kamara was diagnosed with a rare speech condition that affects the body’s ability to perform natural motor functions, with many sufferers developing problems talking.
