Rebecca Adlington jokes she’s not allowed to touch Mark Foster’s knee after Olympic 'flirting'

Adlington accidentally touched Foster's knee during a join interview
Fooling around: Rebecca Adlington and Mark Foster on BBC Breakfast
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Emma Powell17 August 2016
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Rebecca Adlington has joked that she has been banned from touching Mark Foster’s knee.

Adlington, 27, sent social media into meltdown when she touched Foster’s knee during their coverage of the swimming at the Olympic Games in Rio.

During an appearance on BBC Breakfast, the pair added fuel to the fire when they addressed accusations that their presenting style was flirtatious.

Adlington touched Foster’s leg at the beginning of their joint interview, prompting presenter Sally Nugent to ask: “Sorry, did you just touch his knee?”

Adlington quickly removed her hand and said: “Oh I can’t touch your knee. I’m not allowed.”

Foster added: “She does that all the time.”

Viewers accused Adlington and Foster of flirting during their presenting stint in Rio. Their co-presenter Helen Skelton joked that she was a "third wheel".

Foster wrapped up their Olympic coverage by unbuttoning his shirt live on air and revealing a tattoo of Adlington’s face on his chest.

But he poured cold water on reports that he has struck up a relationship with the mother-of-one when he explained how Adlington touched his leg as a means of grabbing his attention.

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“It’s been funny the attention we’ve been getting at the BBC with people remarking on Becky touching my leg," he told the Evening Standard.

“But the reality is that Becky does that simply to get my attention either when she has something to say or else she wants me to butt in.”

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