NOW : ASKING FOR IT
"For the benefit of those who thinks she's a ditsy football
wife, Louise, who's married to soccer star Jamie Redknapp, explains the offside
rule"
Q: Does
Jamie wear your knickers?
A: Jamie wouldn't fit into them. he definitely wouldn't want to wear
my knickers. I don't think he'd be into Marks & Spencer
briefs.
Q: Would
you let him have a mohican, like David Beckham?
A: I'd never say he can't have
soomething. That would be wrong of me, but it wouldn't suit him so don't go
giving him ideas. If he did, I'd probably laugh.
Q: Do you mind that Jamie has become a
gay icon?
A: No, good
for him. I don' think he minds at all. Whether you're gay or straight, finding
somebody attractive is still the same.
Q:Do you mind being seen in public or
photographed without your make-up on?
A: No. I only wear make-up for work or
for TV and then I pile it on. I need it. But I happily go out on the streets,
even on a bad hair day, with no make-up on.
Q: What's the strangest thing you've
ever eaten or drunk?
A: I've been offered some weird things - like sheep's eyes in China, a
couple of years ago. But I'd never eat any of it. I'm a vegetarian, so I'm not
going to start with animal's eyes, am I?
Q:
What ring tone is on your mobile
phone?
A: It's just a
normal ring. It'd drive me mad to have a song on it.
Q: Are you a man's woman or a girl's
girl?
A: I'm
definitely a girl's girl. If I'm ina nightclub and there's a group of girls that
I know, I feel much more comfortable in the girls' crowd.
Q: Who do you think should replace
Richard and Judy on This Morning?
A:
Me and Jamie - no, only joking! We'd probably drive
each other mad, sniping at each other and saying things like : "What did you say
that for?" No, it definitely wouldn't be good for us. Yet.
Q: What do you miss most about home
when you're on holiday?
A: A decent cup of tea. I'm excellent at it. People always say: "Make us
a cuppa, Lou". I use PG Tips Pyramids if I can get them. When you drink it as
much as I do, you know how it should taste, and it tastes best over
here.
Q: What are
the best/worst things about being a footballer's wife?
A: Jamie loves what he does. That's
good for our homelife because it means he's happy. The worst thing is, I miss
him when he goes away on football tours.
Q:
Explain the offside rule.
A: It's when the opposition has to be
in front of the player who's about to recieve the ball and take it forward. I
get asked that most days, so that's how I know. [Not strictly true, but you're
halfway there, Louise!]
Q: What's the most romantic thing Jamie's ever done?
A: He bought me my bulldog Winston for
my birthday 2 years ago. He snores really loudly and smells when he's wet -
Winston, not Jamie - but he's amazing. Both of them are.
Q: Do you and Jamie fight over the
washing-up?
A: We have
a dishwasher, so we don't argue, but he isn't terribly tidy. In fact, he's very,
very untidy.
Q: Have you ever used your celebrity status to get you
something?
A: Now and
again to get a table at a resturant. I phone up and put on another voice when I
book. I don't let them know it's me in case they can't fit us in or, God forbid,
they don't like us. But I don't do it very often
because it's
embarrassing.
Q: What's your bigest indulgence?
A:
I love shopping with my friends. My favourite stuff
changes all the time, but I like a bit of designer and a bit of high street.
Most of all, I just love seeing what's out there.
Q: What's your pet
hate?
A: Rude people
are the worst. I don't think there's any reason to be rude.
Q: If you were on Death Row, what
would you request for your last meal?
A:
Assuming they let me out for dinner, it'd be Thai
food at Asia de Cuba in the St Martin's Lane Hotel in London - with Jamie. They
do a gorgeous vegetarian corn and noodles.
Thanks to Layla
Cole
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Last Updated: 7 July 2002