Mike Tindall heartbreakingly explains the only time he 'ever really cried'

08 March 2024 , 13:56

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Mike revealed the 'only time' he's cried (Image: Mike Marsland/Getty Images for P)

There has only been one thing that has ever really made Mike Tindall cry, the former rugby player has revealed in a heartbreaking emotional moment. The husband of former Olympian Zara and son-in-law of Princess Anne has long been known for the insights he provides about life behind closed doors for the Royal Family on his own podcast, and appears as a guest on other shows.

The candid, down-to-earth nature of Tindall has made him a firm favourite with some royal fans, and this revelation is likely to only make him seem even more relatable, as many people will also have found themselves tearing up over something similar in their own lives.

This revelation came as the former England player made a guest appearance on Oh My Dog, during which he had a candid discussion about his family pets with the hosts Seann Walsh and Jack Dee.

Mike and Zara and their three children - Lena, Mia, and Lucas - have three dogs, two of which are black labradors called Storm and Pepper, and another dog called Blink - which is a brindle boxer.

The family, who live on the Gatcombe Park estate - which has been owned by Princess Anne since 1976 - used to also have a dog called Cawley, who is Storm's mother, and Storm herself is Pepper's mum. Tindall admitted that the only time he had ever really found himself in tears was regarding his beloved pets.

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"The only times I've ever cried, well really ever cried, [was] when I had a bull Mastiff called Misty who died and then Cawley, who was Storm's mum when she died as well," he explained.

Storm is now quite an elderly dog, aged 15 years old, and Tindall admitted that the family are faced with a difficult situation, with the pooch struggling to enjoy life the way she once did as she gets advanced in years, with "no interest" in the pastimes she used to enjoy.

"It's difficult with her [Storm] at the moment because she is, you know, unfortunately, she's very old now and it's getting to that sort of time where you're asking the question, 'Is she enjoying what she's doing', you know? She's just got no interest. You shake a lead at her, you go out, you go outside. You have to sort of drag her outside. She's like, 'I don’t want to go'. And I'm like, 'Well, yeah, you need to sort of go too'."

Tindall went on to compare his elderly dog to "an old human being. She hates noise. So whenever she's like, happy as Larry, and then you get down for the breakfast time and she's like, 'Please open any door - I’m going to a different room because the noise is doing my head in'."

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Emma Mackenzie