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Mike Tindall opens up on ‘boozy’ first date with Zara where they both ‘got smashed’
Former rugby player Mike Tindall, who is the husband of Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Phillips, has opened up about meeting his wife for the first time and having one too many drinks

Mike Tindall opens up on ‘boozy’ first date with Zara where they both ‘got smashed’

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! star Mike Tindall has opened up on his “boozy first date with his royal wife, Zara Phillips.

The 44-year-old former rugby union player revealed intimate details of his the pairs first romantic outing, admitted they got totally “smashed” and bonded over their love of booze.

Speaking inside main camp, Mike told Babatúndé and Owen that he had just found out he had been dropped from a big match in Australia and went to the local pub to drown his sorrows.

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The outing eventually led to him meeting his future wife.

Mike explained: “I was at the World Cup, she was out watching. I got dropped from the semi-final. I was p****d off and so I went for a beer with another guy who got dropped and a guy who was over [in Sydney].

The 44-year-old former rugby union player revealed intimate details of his the pairs first romantic outing
The 44-year-old former rugby union player revealed intimate details of his the pairs first romantic outing (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)