20 December 2023 , 10:50
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Mike Tindall has been warned he's in "so much trouble" after revealing his rather unflattering three-word nickname for Prince William.
Mike made the admission on a special podcast he recorded alongside wife Zara, a cousin of the Prince of Wales, with Rugby League legend Rob Burrow, who is living with Motor Neurone Disease. In the chat, Rob was keen to know if the pair have any nicknames for each other or for other members of the Royal Family, including William, Kate, King Charles or Queen Camilla.
And speaking about William, Mike revealed: "For the Prince of Wales, he is known as One Pint Willy. He is known to me as One Pint Willy because he is not the best of drinkers, coming from a sport where it is built on the social aspect and a couple of beers being sunk quite often. That is one I will definitely give away for the Prince of Wales."
The Prince and Princess of Wales with Mike and Zara Tindall (REX)However, after the revelation, a giggling Zara warned her husband: "Oh my god. You are in so much trouble." When it came to nicknames for each other Mike said: "We basically call each other munchkins a lot. I don’t know why that started but it has stuck. I will let Zara decide whether she wants to give away what I am down in her phone as.."
And later in the chat, Zara only revealed: "He is in my phone as something else and it ends with kitten." Rob's podcast, which is called Seven, sees him interview sporting stars along with his wife Lindsay, asking them seven questions.
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Mike Tindall revealed he calls William 'One Pint Willy' (Getty Images)And during the podcast, he used the opportunity to ask Zara if her uncle King Charles would let him give the annual Christmas message one year. And Zara replied: "I definitely think you could do the other Christmas speech. You would definitely rock it and would be a huge inspiration to many people.
"I’m sure he would let you just do your own thing. I hope to see that one time. I think you just record it anyway and send that out there!"
Zara and Mike are known to be close to the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children. And earlier this year, William and Kate appeared on Mike's own podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby. And on it, Mike also revealed Kate's super competitive nature, he said: "I'm not going to say you're uber competitive but I've seen her play beer pong!" However, Kate replied: "I'm not competitive at all."
Mike also got the pair to open up about the competitiveness between them, especially when it comes to tennis and Kate went on to tell of the intense battles that the pair have on court. I don't think we've actually been able to finish a game of tennis. It becomes a mental challenge between the two of us," she said, with William agreeing: “It is who can out mental each other.”
Seven: Rob Burrow, The Total Sport Podcast is available on BBC Sounds.