![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mike-tindall-on-zaras-word-of-warning-ahead-of-im-a-celebrity-stint/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_GettyImages-1212292663.jpg&description=Mike Tindall will be among the campmates on I'm a Celebrity this year, with the former rugby union player being supported on the outside by wife Zara Tindall and their family whilst he's in the jungleMike Tindall arrives in Australia for I'm a CelebrityMike Tindall has told how he said an emotional goodbye on the Royal Estate to head off for a royal reality show - and was warned by his wife to take care when eating. The rugby hardman rarely shows emotion but speaking about leaving his family, Mike admitted tears were shed and he even hoped for more signs of sadness from his beloved children. Mike said: "Obviously, it's difficult but the saving grace is going to a country that we know very well, and Zara understands and gets it and that makes it a lot easier. "It's one of those things with the kids I've had a couple of phone calls while I've been here. They say they're going to miss you when you leave but when you ring them, they're like hi dad, bye. Then they are off doing whatever they do. "I expected there to be more tears than there actually are." Mike, 44, is married to the late Queen 's granddaughter Zara Tindall making him the first royal reality TV star for decades. Mike Tindall MBE will be among the campmates on I'm a Celebrity this year ( ITV) His wife Zara Tindall will be supporting him ( WireImage,) On leaving her at home in Gloucestershire with the kids, he said: "Zara gets it and supports it – with both our careers, she goes away competing for weeks at a time and I always went on tours for 3-4 weeks in the summer. "So our relationship has always been built to deal with that and we're good at compartmentalising and finding ways to deal with it. "Zara told me to go and be myself, which is all you can be. She said to go enjoy yourself and be yourself. Zara's biggest worry is how loud I am when I eat. "She will be very happy if someone comments about how loud I breathe when I eat because it's always a point that she brings up. When your nose has been mangle){kind=link}
Mike Tindall will be among the campmates on I’m a Celebrity this year, with the former rugby union player being supported on the outside by wife Zara Tindall and their family whilst he’s in the jungle
Mike Tindall has told how he said an emotional goodbye on the Royal Estate to head off for a royal reality show – and was warned by his wife to take care when eating.
The rugby hardman rarely shows emotion but speaking about leaving his family, Mike admitted tears were shed and he even hoped for more signs of sadness from his beloved children.
Mike said: “Obviously, it’s difficult but the saving grace is going to a country that we know very well, and Zara understands and gets it and that makes it a lot easier.
“It’s one of those things with the kids I’ve had a couple of phone calls while I’ve been here. They say they’re going to miss you when you leave but when you ring them, they’re like hi dad, bye. Then they are off doing whatever they do.