Bear Grylls admits he has 'cheeky messages' in his DMs

BEAR Grylls has admitted that he receives “cheeky messages” in his inbox from admirers online.

The adventurer, who celebrates his 50th birthday next year, joked that a few admirers slide into his DMs on Instagram.

Bear Grylls admits he has 'cheeky messages' in his DMs on Instagram — Bear Grylls admits he has ‘cheeky messages’ in his DMs on InstagramCredit: Getty

Bear, who has six million followers, has been married to his wife Shara, 49, for 23 years and the couple share children Jesse, 20, and Marmaduke.

Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Bear jokes: “I get lots of nice messages from all sorts of people!

“A few cheeky messages sneak in there but you know that’s life it’s alright – I am sure we all do – I don’t flatter myself that I am any different from anyone else… but yeah!”

Meanwhile Bear, who was awarded an OBE in 2019 for services to young people, the media and charity, added that he is not working towards a Knighthood.

Asked about the possibility of becoming “Sir Bear”, he added: “Those things are not the drivers I learned early on in my career to try and make everything I do about other people and it took the weight off my shoulders, took the pressure off me.”

Bear, who has teamed up with African conservation charity Tusk to raise awareness for the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, continued: “That is why I love the Tusk stuff, supporting rangers and stuff that highlights, supports and builds up unsung heroes in my life – that is where I get my kick.”

Asked about approaching his milestone next year, he added: “ I think every day adventure is a state of mind – age is definitely a state of mind and we are super lucky nowadays that we can be our own doctors.

“I think in life you want to be on the front foot, you have got to have a good community, you have got to train hard, eat right and be outside in fresh air as much as you can so I seek those things out in my life as staples and then everything else hangs off that.”

Bear Grylls has partnered with African conservation charity Tusk and Be Military Fit to host a #TrainLikeARanger workout in support of the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a global campaign powered by Tusk to raise funds for rangers across the African continent.

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