Mum who fell over at Sports Day and flashed crowds says 'it happened in slow-mo'

A mum who became an internet sensation after a video of her falling over on Sports Day went viral has explained why she shared the hilarious clip.

Katie Hannaford fell over during the parents' race at her daughter's Sports Day, ending up with her dress over her head and her story all over the internet.

Speaking to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby to explain the reason why she shared the video, Katie told ITV's This Morning: “Everyone deserves a laugh. It’s funny, you can’t help but laugh at it - we just need to laugh.”

Katie went on to explain her youngest daughter asked her to take part in Sports Day and she felt she had to do it because she’d done it for her other child.

Katie became an internet sensation when she fell over and flashed everyone (Courtesy Katie Hannaford / SWNS)

Katie said: “First of all I thought, ’My god, that was 10 years ago. I was a lot younger, a lot fitter then.’

"And I thought, ‘I can’t do it for one and not the other, so I’ll have to say yes.’ But as soon as I said yes, I thought, ‘What on earth are you doing?’”

Describing the moment she fell, Katie said, “It went in slo mo, so I felt it happen but didn’t feel the dress go over my head. It was only afterwards I thought, ‘Oh my God’ and pulled it down, obviously.’"

Katie says her fall felt like it was in slow-mo (Katie Hannaford / SWNS)

Katie had promised her daughter she would compete in the parent's race (Courtesy Katie Hannaford / SWNS)

She went on to say her daughter had her head in her hands and said, "Mum, only you could have done that!"

On other mums being competitive at the start line, Katie said, “There were mums in gym kits and I thought, ‘I know I’ll come last’, but I thought I’d at least finish it!’”

Admitting she’s a clumsy person in everyday life, Katie said, “All the time. That’s another reason why I shared it with friends and family because they said, ‘There’s no surprise there, that reminds me of the time you were a kid.’”

Katie says she's a clumsy person generally (Courtesy Katie Hannaford / SWNS)

“I didn’t put it on [ Facebook ] for about 12 hours because I wanted to check with the girls they were both happy, but they said, ‘No mum do it.’”

Katie also revealed she’s had thousands of messages from around the world, including from a host of men. “I’ve had thousands upon thousands of messages, lots are really supportive saying, ‘Good sport, good mum.’.. There’s been quite a few from guys saying, ‘You’re my kind of girl’, and stuff like that. Blocked!”

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