Tinie Tempah: it was ‘great’ to high-five Prince William

Tinie Tempah admits it  »felt great » to high-five Britain’s Prince William at the BAFTA awards last night (02.16.14).

The 25-year-old rapper opened the glamorous ceremony, held in London, with a duet featuring Mercury Prize nominee Laura Mvula, but during the performance he slapped palms with the future king.

Speaking to the BBC, he said:  »It was great, I just saw him there and thought, ‘Do you know what? why not?’, and it felt great. »

The ‘Drinking From the Bottle’ hitmaker admits his fans went crazy on Twitter after watching the pal-like relationship between him and the 31-year-old royal on television.

He explained:  »I’ve seen my Twitter, it’s going crazy at the minute but it was fun. Seriously, like, it was such a memorable performance. »

However, Tinie has met the Prince – who has seven-month-old son Prince George with his wife Duchess Catherine – on a number of occasions in the past and insists it wasn’t awkward between them, and he felt it was acceptable to do that gesture.

He said:  »We’ve met a couple of times now, so I felt safe. I felt like something bad isn’t going to happen. And it was all right and I was happy. »