I’m A Celeb’s Mike Tindall defended by Nick Knowles over Royal worries

DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles, 60, took to Twitter yesterday to speak out in defence of Mike Tindall, 44, after the rugby star has become the subject of speculation due to his stint on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! His comments come after reports claimed Mike is being investigated for potentially breaching the show’s strict Covid-19 rules.Nick, who finished in sixth place in the 2018 series of I’m A Celeb, is a patron of the same charity as Mike.The star made it clear that the sportsman had his full support, and also encouraged his fans to back Mike, who is married to King Charles’ eldest niece, Zara Phillips, 41.Two days ago, he asked his 172,000 followers to vote for Mike amid ongoing speculation about the former rugby union player, after meeting while supporting Rugby For Heroes.The DIY SOS star wrote: “I’d really appreciate everyone who kindly supported me on ⁦ @imacelebrity to get behind ⁦ @miketindall13. READ MORE: Oti Mabuse flaunts sensational figure and 28GG bust in new clip Nick Knowles defended Mike Tindall (Image: ITV) Mike Tindall is competing on I’m A Celeb this year (Image: ITV) Nick Knowles is a former contestant (Image: ITV) Mike Tindall is married to King Charles’ eldest niece Zara Phillips (Image: GETTY)The star was photographed playing and joking around with a crew member, pretending to throw her off the pier in between shooting scenes for the ITV show.While the act seemed harmless enough, it has also been claimed that the I’m A Celeb cast and crew were told to remain at least two metres apart at all times while filming.Following his last tweet, Nick came out in support of Mike once again yesterday after one outlet claimed Prince William and Kate Middleton were ‘very upset’ with Mike over his behaviour on the show. Leaping to Mike’s defence, Nick fumed: ‘Commentators really do talk some made up tripe.READ MORE…I’m A Celebrity’s Olivia Attwood shuts down Covid claim after exit [LATEST]Strictly’s Shirley Ballas explains reason she’s forced to wear wigs [UPDATE]Michael Douglas is unrecognisable as he unveils new long, dyed hair [NEWS]’I’m confident Mike is well respected in the Royal family,’ the television presenter insisted.’If anyone had really objected he wouldn’t be there,’ he argued. The star shared a link to an article from the Daily Record, which cited royal biographer Angela Levin claiming that the royals would not have liked Mike’s recent comments on his first meeting with Zara.She claimed William and Kate have been left ‘very upset and very sad’ by Mike’s jungle stint.