Harry Redknapp's wife reveals he 'suffered more' than her after he ran over her leg in 2016

Harry and wife Sandra together in the I'm a Celeb jungle
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Asher McShane6 January 2019
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The wife of former football boss Harry Redknapp has revealed she didn't give her husband a ticking off after he ran over her foot in 2016 because "he suffered more than me".

The pair were involved in the "freak accident" involving their Range Rover two years ago.

Sandra, 71, got her coat caught under the car and was run over as her husband pulled away after dropping her at the shops in the incident in Bournemouth.

Harry, also, 71, said at the time: "It was just a freak accident you know.

"Sandra went across the road and unfortunately she had gone behind the car to cross over the road and as I went to drive off I drove over her ankle."

Speaking for the first time about the incident, Sandra told the Mail On Sunday's You magazine: "I never even had a go at him because I think he suffered more than me. I could see his face and he felt so bad about what happened. For me to see him like that - it upset me."

Partners: Harry Redknapp married wife Sandra 54 years ago
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Football manager Harry, who pined for his wife during his stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, said that the accident was "horrendous".

Harry, who was crowned King of the Jungle, said: "My back wheel sliced her ankle in half almost.

"Sandra was the only one not panicking. Everyone around her was going, 'Don't look! I think she's lost a foot!'

"And Sandra was so calm it was unreal. She just gets on with everything."

The pair also spoke about their 51-year marriage.

"I always say never go to bed on an argument," Sandra said.

"And if you have had an argument, I always think it's no good rowing at the time. I just leave it until tomorrow and tell Harry how he's upset me or whatever."

Harry told the magazine: "I know people might think it's silly, but I've only got to look at Sandra and I couldn't argue with her."

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