Karl Pilkington has revealed he refused to be evacuated by a fireman during a hotel fire - because of his erection.

The Idiot Abroad star was on holiday in Tenerife with his girlfriend Suzanne when a blaze broke out.

The pair were enjoying a steamy moment - so steamy he demanded to stay in his room until he could "get my pants on".

"I do not like being nude," he said. "We did not have a much money and we stayed at this apartment in Tenerife that wasn't very nice.

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"It was when I was younger, I had a bit more energy. We started having it away a bit."

The pair were then interrupted by the fireman banging on the door, reports the Daily Star.

"Suzanne told me I better get it. I said, 'I can't get it now, I'll have to wait a bit.'"

"The banging is getting louder. I open the door, it's a fireman. I just stick my head round and he's going, 'You'll have to get out. The building is on fire.

"So I'm like, 'In a minute.'

"I had to wait a minute. I couldn't get my pants on."