Nudist asked to leave Wetherspoons after 'bending over for poppadum'

A nudist has slammed Wetherspoons after he was asked to leave one of their pubs for 'accidentally exposing his bum'.

Richard Collins said staff at his local branch of the chain tried to bar him after he 'accidentally' flashed while bending down to flick some poppadum off his seat. The 67-year-old said he usually goes around naked but had donned a sweatshirt, hoodie, and a short suede skirt with no underwear on when he went for dinner at the pub.

After ordering a chicken tikka curry at the bar, Richard said he noticed some food on his seat before bending over to 'flick it off' - claiming he did not know a mother and her teenage daughter were sitting behind. Richard, who says he has been visiting The John Logie Baird pub four times a week for 10 years, blamed the mother and daughter for 'looking up his skirt' and said they should have 'averted their eyes' if they didn't like it.

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He said: "If you or your child look up someone's skirt then don't complain if you don't like what you see! Avert your eyes!". The Founder of Naturists UK said it was 'ridiculous' that the manager asked him to leave for 'bending over with no underwear on' - despite Richard claiming he was properly covered.

The incident spurred Richard - who has been a nudist for 40 years - to campaign for naturist rights to be formally recognised in legislation - so that he and fellow nudists can 'walk into any pub naked' and get served. Richard shared the story to a Facebook group with more than 5,000 members,