Zara Tindall's sweet nickname for Mike Tindall was revealed tonight - in her sweet letter from home on I'm A Celebrity.
The former rugby player has made history by being the first ever member of the royal family to take part in the ITV jungle show. As a result, Zara - the daughter of Princess Anne - became the first ever royal to write a letter from home for a campmate.
During the letter, Zara gave her husband an update on their kids, insisting they were all doing well and revealed what sweet nickname the family have for their dad as they sent their love to the sportsman.
Reading out Mike's letter from Zara, Sue Cleaver - who has become good friends with Mike in the jungle - read: "Sue read Mike’s letter: “Hi my love, we are missing you so much and really needing some papa hugs, but glad you’re sharing them with your campmates.
"The girls are enjoying sports and throwing themselves into everything at the moment and the little man is loving life, smashing it up, learning some new words. Z, M, L and L. x."
Mike and Zara first met each other in a bar whilst Mike was competing in England's World Cup campaign back in 2003.
Explaining how they met, he said: "I was at the World Cup, she was out watching. I got dropped from the semi-final. I was p****d off and so I went for a beer with another guy who got dropped and a guy who was over [in Sydney]. They’d met her before and they introduced us and then got chatting. Best decision of Clive Woodward’s life."
The pair went out on a 'boozy' first date - where they realised they were perfect for one another. He added: "First actual date, just went out for lunch locally. And ended up being quite a boozy one. Then we figured out that we both quite like getting smashed."
The Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers previously said it's likely Mike will have an "ear-bashing" from Zara if he says things without permission. He is a historic signing for the ITV show, which is hosted by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly.
"We hope he had permission from Zara to talk about these things," Lorraine Kelly said on her show where Russell replied: "Well yes, you do I suppose otherwise he will be in for an ear bashing when he gets home.
"With Mike Tindall being on the show, a lot of eyebrows were raised, obviously his association with the royal family is well documented. I think he is showing a really sensitive side. People might have assumed Mike Tindall is this big rugby guy, with a hard exterior but he's got a bit of a soft centre and I think he is going to go quite far."
