Mike Tindall’s latest money-making scheme! Zara’s husband announces a two-month tour with his rugby podcast – after raking in the cash with advertising and I’m A Celeb deal
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Mike Tindall has announced plans to go on a two-month long tour with his rugby podcast later this year.
The husband of the monarch’s niece Zara and former rugby international, 44, has appeared to ramp up work in recent months, appearing on I’m A Celebrity and a number of advertising campaigns, including for Domino’s and Amazon.
And yesterday, the former England captain announced plans for his podcast, The Good, The Bad and The Rugby to go on tour across the UK, with 17 show-dates announced.
It’s currently unknown what the price of the tickets will be, with fans able to sign up to pre-sale access on Friday.
Mike has previously admitted he ‘always worried about money’. He and his wife Zara, 41, each have a long list of brand ambassadorships, with names such as Musto, Rolex and Land Rover, which are estimated to bring in more than £1million a year, but many are tied to sport and horse riding.
Mike Tindall, 44, has announced plans to go on a two-month long tour with his rugby podcast later this year
The 17 date tour will start at the end of October and continue throughout November and December.
According to an online description, it will see Mike join his fellow podcast hosts James Haskell and Alex Payne on stage and ‘sharing their own World Cup stories and recapping the action from France 2023… In their very own style.’
While it is not known if the former rugby ace will share any royal anecdotes on stage, he did reveal a number of stories during his time on I’m A Celebrity…
The new tour comes after a busy year for Mike, who is believed to have raked in £600,000 for his Amazon and Domino’s adverts, as well as his appearance on I’m A Celebrity.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams previously said Charles would be ‘keeping his eye’ on Mike, adding: ‘King Charles must be considering where, today, the line can be drawn… Mike and Zara were never working royals.
‘His advertising of a brand of pizza and sojourn in the jungle do however raise the question, Is anything off limits and should it be? Obviously they must earn, but are there limits as to how?’
He said: ‘The area of royals and celebrity endorsements as well as their participation in unusual enterprises has an unhappy history.
‘Anyone who remembers It’s A Royal Knockout cringes inwardly. It was terrible tripe! Peter Phillips, Princess Anne’s son, and his ex-wife Autumn Kelly were reportedly paid £500,000 for a wedding deal in Hello! This featured the Royal Family in a totally unacceptable way.
The husband of the monarch’s niece Zara and former rugby international, 44, has appeared to ramp up work in recent months, appearing on I’m A Celebrity and a number of advertising campaigns, including for Domino’s and Amazon
‘King Charles will undoubtedly be keeping a watchful eye on Mike Tindall’s latest plans, including his laddish advertisement for Domino’s Pizza and his appearance, which is likely to be widely watched, in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
‘Both Mike Tindall and his wife Zara, who is 20th in line to the throne, are extremely popular. Their contributions in the field of rugby and in equestrian matters are well known.
‘However, are they royals or celebrities or, somehow, both? They are high achievers, that we know. King Charles must be considering where, today, the line can be drawn.’
Meanwhile brand expert Nick Ede said: ‘With these kind of ad deals, Mike Tindall will be making around £300,000 for the Domino’s advert. For the Amazon, which he is not in as much, around £150,000.
‘He’s maximising on his appeal and the fact that there are rugby fixtures coming up and all the media surrounding the Royal Family and I’m A Celeb.
‘It’s a winning move for him and his appeal.’
Mike has previously been dubbed the Royal Family’s ‘secret weapon’ and the ‘cool, fun uncle’ after impressing fans during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, where he dutifully accompanied his wife to several events over the four-day weekend.
The husband of the monarch’s niece Zara and former rugby international, 44, has appeared in a number of advertising campaigns, including for Domino’s and Amazon – and starred in I’m A Celebrity last month
The father-of-three entertained an unruly Prince Louis, four, during the Platinum Pageant in June, and appeared in typically jovial spirits throughout the celebrations, where he was on hand to help out with all the royal children.
Zara and Mike’s payday! How the couple have built a fortune through lucrative brand partnerships
DOMINO’S: Estimated £300k
AMAZON PRIME: Estimated £150k
I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE: Estimated £150k
PUREIS CBD: Estimated £50k
LAND ROVER: Estimated £200K
ICANDY PUSHCHAIR: Estimated £100K PLUS
MAGIC MILLIONS: Estimated £125K
MUSTO: Estimated £500K
CALLEJA JEWELLERY: Estimated £80K
ROLEX: Estimated £100K
VST ENTERPRISES: Estimated £200K
CBD oil: Estimated £50k
Mike, his wife, their children, Mia, eight, Lena, four, and Lucas, one, and Princess Anne are often spotted out and about enjoying family days out together whenever keen equestrian Zara is performing in a horse show.
The former rugby ace and Zara, who were first introduced at the 2003 World Cup, enjoy a ‘normal’ life – at least within royal circles – and live with their daughters and son in relative privacy.
However, they still reap the benefits of lucrative contacts that they may have secured, at least in part, thanks to their positions within the Royal Family.
The Tindalls, who live at Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire, Princess Anne’s royal estate, also dedicate a significant amount of time to charitable causes and have address books dotted with celebrity names.
He confessed last year that he ‘always worries about money’ for bills and school fees – after his income dried up during the pandemic and brand ambassador roles ‘won’t last for ever’.
Speaking to The Times, he said that despite being a member of the Royal Family and living on the Princess Royal’s sprawling Gatcombe Estate, where it’s not clear whether the couple pay rent on their cottage, he always worries about his financial situation.
Zara’s mother Princess Anne turned down the Queen’s offer of courtesy royal titles for her children when they were born, leaving them to pursue their own careers.
‘You’ve got to plan and now with a third on the way and what’s coming down the line in terms of school bills, fees to pay,’ Mike said.
Most of his income now comes from brand ambassadorships, sponsorships and after-dinner speeches. As a result, his income was hit during the pandemic because many hospitality events were cancelled.
‘I was very fortunate that I had a couple of ambassadorial roles, so you know there’s money coming in, but sponsorships won’t last for ever,’ he said.
At the time, he said that being part of The Firm – as the Royal Family is known – but needing to earn a living was ‘something you just get used to’, adding: ‘It has its benefits and its negatives.
‘You think about what you do and you have to be aware of it, but it doesn’t necessarily dictate. Zara and I have always been good at getting on with what’s right for us.’
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