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Karl Stefanovic denies drunken antics on plane

Published Wednesday, May 4 2011, 02:37 BST | By Rebecca Davies | Add comment

Karl Stefanovic has been accused of drunken antics on a recent flight.

The Australian television personality, who flew to London over a week ago to cover the royal wedding, reportedly caused outrage among other Qantas travellers when he monopolised the business class bar for the whole flight.

A source told The Daily Telegraph: "When a passenger tried to get access and there was no room in the bar, they made a complaint."

Onlookers also revealed that Stefanovic stumbled from the plane after discovering his "lost" mobile phone stuck inside his shoe.

Today's executive producer Tom Malone said that the show's team "all had a couple of drinks but there were people from other networks involved in that". He also denied "knowledge of any complaint, formal or otherwise to Qantas, the Today show or Nine".

Earlier this week, Stefanovic described himself as a "rascal", admitting that he was dared by fellow Nine Network reporter Ben Fordham to "do a Sarah Ferguson" on the same flight and lick as many people's toes as he could in return for a cash reward.

On Sunday night, he was awarded the Gold Logie for 'Most Popular Personality on TV'.