Roman Kemp left mortified as he’s caught ‘fully naked’ in thermal pools during Costa Rica break

The Capital FM presenter shared snaps of the incident unfolding on his Instagram account
Roman Kemp recalled his mortifying experience in Costa Rica
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Lisa McLoughlin 18 April 2023
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Roman Kemp has recalled the mortifying moment he was left completely starkers while enjoying a thermal pool in Costa Rica.

The broadcaster, 30, shared the awkward encounter on his Capital FM Breakfast show on Monday and explained how he almost flashed a family in a bid to retrieve his swim shorts.

Retelling the tale, Kemp explained how he decided to strip to his birthday suit to fully immerse himself in the experience, but got a little too zen and didn’t realise his swimwear had begun floating downstream.

He began: “There was no one else there at the time, so I thought, I took my shorts off, so now I’m naked in the thermal river.

“I’m applying the mud, I’ve left my shorts on the side of the river against a rock so I thought they’d be fine.

“I’m bathing, feeling at one, lying back, enjoying this whole experience, I’m really at zen, and then I’ve realised that my shorts are floating down the stream!

“Then I’ve realised I’m naked in this river, there are people walking past, and I realise it’s also a public footpath, so [there are] families and now I’m really worried!”

He continued: “I’m fully naked in this thermal river and my shorts are going downstream and I’m really panicking, I’m paddling, I’m on all fours on a rock.

“I’m fully naked on all fours on this rock trying to grasp. At the best of times if you’re reaching for something it’s not too flattering.

“I’m fully reaching for my shorts, I’ve missed them at first jump, so I’ve had to get out of the thermal river, run down a little bit, naked, cupping myself, and had to jump in a little bit further down to retrieve the shorts.”

After sharing the story on the airwaves, Kemp took to Instagram to share a string of snaps of how the incident unfolded, hilariously captioning the post: “I guess I should explain… sorry mum.”

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