Charlotte Hawkins feared she’d fall in to Chelsea Flower Show water feature where Ainsley Harriott’s sister almost drowned

Charlotte Hawkins has opened up about her issues concerning the security of a water characteristic on the RHS Chelsea Flower Present, through which Ainsley Harriott’s sister virtually drowned. 

The TV chef, 65, is claimed to have pulled his sister Jacqueline to security after she ended up in a water characteristic which ran alongside a walkway with none boundaries to forestall guests from falling in. 

Charlotte, 47, revealed she too had feared falling into the water when she walked by means of that a part of the present. 

She defined on Good Morning Britain: ‘I used to be proper there when Ainsley Harriott’s sister fell into the water characteristic at one of many gardens to the large concern of everyone and needed to be rescued. 

‘Simply minutes earlier than, we’d all been there having a drinks reception – there’s me, that’s the water characteristic that she fell into.’

As a photograph of Charlotte in the identical spot popped up on the display screen, Richard Madeley identified: ‘There’s no barrier is there, there’s no security rope.’

Ainsley Harriott had saved his sister from drowning within the water characteristic (Image: Vagner Vidal/Hyde Information & Photos Ltd)

There was no security barrier between the water and the pathway (Image: Vagner Vidal/Hyde Information & Photos Ltd)

Charlotte revealed she had made positive to make folks within the crowds conscious when she was strolling by them in order that she wouldn’t unintentionally get knocked into the water herself. 

She defined: ‘I’d been form of manoeuvring my method round and I stated “Oh I’d higher watch out as a result of I don’t wish to fall in”. 

‘And I’d stated to a person who was standing proper there, “simply to let , I’m strolling previous,” as a result of it’s a kind of issues the place I assumed if he turns spherical, then I could possibly be knocked and find yourself within the water.

Only a large thanks to everybody who helped my sister when she had a fall on the Chelsea Flower Present this morning. She’s doing high quality and all is effectively 😊 xx

— Ainsley Harriott (@AinsleyFoods) Might 23, 2022

‘I used to be form of gingerly making my method spherical and some minutes later Ainsley Harriott’s sister fell in. She was totally submerged, she needed to be pulled out, given first assist. It was an actual concern.’

Ainsley’s sister was coughing up ‘loads of water’ and Charlotte added that they had been ‘there for fairly a while’ tending to her. 

Jacqueline was seen laying on the ground subsequent to the water after being pulled out, as Ainsley stood over her and checked on her. 

He later tweeted an replace to say she was fortunately doing effectively after the ordeal, including: ‘Only a large thanks to everybody who helped my sister when she had a fall on the Chelsea Flower Present this morning. She’s doing high quality and all is effectively xx.’