Abbey Clancy admits 'boring' thing in marriage to Peter Crouch makes her 'happy'
Abbey Clancy admits 'boring' thing in marriage to Peter Crouch makes her 'happy'
Model Abbey Clancy gave another glimpse into her long marriage to the former England footballer Peter Crouch by sharing the one seemingly soporific pastime she finds solace in
Abbey Clancy with Peter Crouch
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Abbey Clancy has opened up about one "boring" part of her 14-year marriage with former football star Peter Crouch that she finds contentment in. The model from Liverpool, who tied the knot with the ex-England forward in 2011, shared that despite having daily routines that seem "very dull", they bring her joy.
Abbey's revelations followed recent comments made by the couple about living "separate lives" during the day, having their own activities and then savouring their evenings together.
On The Therapy Crouch podcast, which Abbey co-hosts with Peter, she mentioned she spends a significant amount of time riding horses while he plays golf.
However, in a recent episode, Abbey playfully confessed to the show's producer, affectionately nicknamed Producer Ross, that her passion for horse riding has turned her into a "dull" individual.
Responding to Producer Ross's inquiry about whether she still rides daily, seeing as she lives near the stables, Abbey replied: "Still riding. I am very dull now."
Ross then asked: "Are you getting in [horse riding] every day? You're only down the road on the stables, is it?"
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Abbey explained: "It's close to home now, so [I] drop the kids off at school, go riding, come back. I'm done by 10 o'clock and then I've got my whole day to do work or empty wardrobes. Although I still haven't emptied my wardrobes..."
Abbey also joked she became "dull"
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At that point, Abbey revealed what made her truly content – the simple pleasure of spring cleaning her wardrobes, stemming from the need to organise her massive collection of hair extensions, reports Gloucestershire Live.
"Have you seen our dressing room floor?" she said with astonishment. "It was just hair! The whole dressing room is just piles of hair extensions! I was emptying my hair extension drawer, because if you're doing a shoot or going out, you clip hair in. I've got hundreds of batches of hair on the floor that I'm going through."
Peter then couldn't hide his bemusement at the situation, jokingly calling it "madness" and even taking a light-hearted jab at Abbey's extensive collection.
Peter couldn't help but laugh at Abbey's collection of hair extensions
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He remarked: "You got angry with me, didn't you? Because I said I laughed at the hair situation on the floor. It looked like we had about 12 dogs from The Magic Roundabout all across our carpet. Yeah, I was like, 'What is going on in this dressing room?' Madness!"
Abbey's response was simple: "I know."
Peter continued: "When are the wardrobes ever done? We've been in this house, what, almost 10 years? 12 years? And still, I hear you talk about emptying and redoing wardrobes."
Coming to her own defence, Abbey interjected: "Babe, we organise our wardrobes every couple of weeks. The kids... everything's folded, all the knickers, all the vests, all the socks, they go in once to get the stuff out and it's trashed.
"But I just need to do a little bit of a spring clean. I am boring, I know. But it makes me happy."
Peter then retorted: "Makes you happy. Listen, you crack on."
The model still enjoys quality time with Peter after all these years
Although they engage in playful banter, Abbey and Peter represent one of the entertainment world's most solid relationships, having started dating in 2005 before getting hitched six years later. They're also proud parents to four children and manage thriving businesses on the side.
Abbey expressed her joy at doing almost everything together with Peter in an interview with OK! magazine, remarking: "We've totally grown together over the years. When we look back at our wedding day, some of the choices we've made, some things we've done in the past, we're like, 'Bloody hell, who were we then?!'
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"But today? We're still in sync. We've got the same interests and the same things make us laugh. It's a really happy time for us at the moment."
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