Robbie Williams' wife Ayda gives one-word opinion on Edinburgh after epic Murrayfield gig
Former Loose Women star Ayda Field, wife of Robbie Williams, summed up her time in Scotland with just one word while in Edinburgh for the opening night of Robbie's Britpop Tour at Murrayfield Stadium
Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field have been sharing glimpses of their time in Edinburgh over the past few days. The Angels singer arrived in the capital ahead of his much-anticipated performance at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday night.
Around 70,000 people headed to Edinburgh for the gig before Robbie continues his 'Britpop' Tour in London, Manchester, Bath and then across Europe - with dates in Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Sweden.
Ahead of the show, Ayda gave her one million Instagram followers a glimpse into her Scottish adventure, describing it in one word: "magical".
She explored Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile, taking in some of the city's iconic sights before heading to Edinburgh's Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium to watch her husband's performance.
Sharing a post on social media, she said: "@robbiewilliams you are TREMENDOUS. And Scotland, thank you for a magical first night of the BRIT POP tour."
The singer also made sure to thank his fans once the gig was over. He shared a montage of pictures of him on stage during the show on Instagram, along with the caption: "Scotland - I love you. That was an incredible opening night. Until next time. Rob x."
During the lead up to the gig, Robbie and Ayda spent some time in Gleneagles, relaxing before the tour kicked off on Saturday at Murrayfield.
The American actress showed off the beautiful gardens, where the couple had been enjoying scenic walks, along with photos of the nearby stream.
She also revealed they had been making the most of the drink offerings available to them at the luxurious £1600 a night five star hotel. She shared some snaps online of the couple enjoying the whiskey offerings at the glorious resort, taking a photo of an ice bucket which contained six bottles of wine.
In the bucket was also the non-alcoholic wine, Wild Idol, which is priced at £30 a bottle in the shops, making it one of the most expensive no alcohol drinks.
Ayda made a joke, writing: 'My drink order just arrived."
Similar to the wine, she showed off four bottles of The Macallan whiskey including one bottle of Time: Space Mastery 200 anniversary edition that is worth £1,200 in shows and would be considerably more at the five star resort.
After the gig at Murrayfield, fans were quick to take to X, formally known as Twitter, to express their opinion on Saturday night's show. One fan wrote: "Fantastic evening from the man of Entertainment .. Rob, you and your crew we're absolutely on point. Everyone was amazing. The crowd was electrified."
As another stated how proud they were of Robbie, writing: "It was phenomenal. I was so proud of you and you absolutely bossed it. You've still got it and I can't wait till next time. Enjoy the rest of the tour. Love always."
A third jokingly said: "Brilliant show & my mrs nearly deafened me when you walked past us."
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