Some members of the Royal Family might expect dinner served on a silver salver, but Mike Tindall has had to take drastic measures to ensure he can enjoy a hot dinner.
The former England rugby captain has revealed that he eats separate meals from his wife, Zara Phillips, 40 (pictured), the Queen’s granddaughter.
In startlingly candid comments, the Yorkshireman says Princess Anne’s daughter stopped cooking for him when she gave up eating red meat after the birth of their three children.
Instead of cooking for himself, he orders a delivery every day. ‘My wife Zara’s appetites have changed since having children,’ he discloses.
‘She’s not into eating red meat any more, so now I look after my own meals. ‘I do this through a company that delivers most of my food, because then it’s easy to keep track of my calorie intake.’
Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips, both pictured, attend the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park
The former World Cup winner, 43, who has made a career out of sponsorships and other ventures since retiring from rugby in 2014, explains: ‘I’m not a massive fan of cooking.
Zara can look in the fridge and plan what to eat — but that’s not my skill-set.’
Referring to the classic Hollywood film in which a cynical television weatherman becomes trapped in a time loop, forcing him to relive the same day repeatedly,
Tindall says: ‘When it comes to food, I’m like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day — I’m all about routine.
Pictured: Zara Phillips, the Queen’s granddaughter, and Mike Tindall, former England Rugby captain, attend the ISPS Handa
Pictured: Mike Tindall looks at his mobile phone while sat at the wheel of a car the opening day of the Badminton Horse Trials
‘Back in my rugby days, most of my meals were provided. You’d get into the club at 7am and have breakfast. You’d have a midmorning snack, then lunch, then a post-training afternoon snack — so the only meal you’d have to worry about was dinner. That routine has stuck with me.’
He adds: ‘I’m a four-meals-a-day person — so I have lunch bang on 12 noon, something at 3pm, then eat again in the evening. That’s where the food delivery company comes in handy.’
Tindall is known for his straight talking. Last September, he let slip the full extent of the Windsors’ fury after Prince Harry and Meghan’s claims in their interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Tindall joked that the royals would like to throw a few punches at Harry.
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Strictly Come Dancing pros Karen Hauer and Luba Mushtuk can’t resist posing, even in the shower.
The pair, who begin the show’s Professionals Tour in Manchester today, took time off from their training schedule with a relaxing spa day together.
‘Day off well spent,’ remarks Karen, 40, who divorced former Strictly pro Kevin Clifton in 2018.
The ex-World Mambo Champion has struck up a close friendship with Russian-born Luba, 32, whom she calls her ‘bestie’.
They even wore matching black bikinis during their steamy shower.
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