Zara Tindall admits 'it's a work in progress' in marriage confession with Mike
They've been married since 2011Mike and Zara Tindall have opened up about the secret to their marriage, with Princess Anne’s daughter admitting it’s a “work in progress”.
Zara and Mike married in July 2011 at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. The couple met back in 2003 in Sydney, and their relationship blossomed.
Now, ahead of their 15th wedding anniversary next year, Mike, 47, and Zara, 44, have spoke about how they remain so strong.
Mike and Zara Tindall reveal secret to their marriage
Zara and Mike recently attended the Beauty Awards. Here, they spoke with the Daily Mail.
Speaking about marriage, Zara admitted that “nothing runs smoothly ever”.
She said: “We’ve been together for 21 years. Nothing runs smoothly ever. You’ve got to accept that in life. It’s a work-in-progress [but] you’ve got to have fun.”
Mike then joked that he accepted that Zara is “always right”.
The rugby star added: “Kids are the biggest challenge that ever come your way. Having three of them, everyone is doing different things.”
The couple are parents to daughter Mia, 11, daughter Lena, seven, and son Lucas, four.
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Reason Mike and Zara wouldn’t do Strictly Come Dancing
During the interview, Mike and Zara also discussed whether they’d sign up to BBC show, Strictly Come Dancing. It’s the British version of Dancing with the Stars.
In 2022, Mike appeared on ITV show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!.
We’ve been together for 21 years. Nothing runs smoothly ever.
However, when it comes to waltzing on the Strictly dancefloor, it seems neither are keen to sign up.
Mike admitted they “can’t do the Strictly curse, we are not going on it”. He added that they wouldn’t take “the risk” as they’re “very happy”.
The so-called Strictly ‘curse’ is where romantic relationships, often those of contestants, end or change due to the close bonds formed with their dance partners.
Where did the couple meet?
Zara and Mike met at a bar in Sydney in 2003, when he was playing for England in the Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Speaking about their first date, Mike said during his I’m A Celebrity stint: “First actual date, just went out for lunch locally. And ended up being quite a boozy one. Then we figured out that we both quite like getting smashed. It was a good start.”
Mike proposed to Zara in late 2010 at their home in Gloucestershire, and they tied the knot the following July.
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Speaking about his proposal, Mike previously told the Daily Mail: “I was upstairs, plucking up the nerve to do it, while Zara was downstairs watching television.
“It was all about shock value, I wanted to catch her when it was quiet, and she wasn’t expecting anything.”
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