Abbey Clancy has revealed she was left feeling ‘physically ill’ after snooping through husband Peter Crouch’s phone and discovering his long-held crush on a Gladiators star.
The model, 40, confessed to secretly looking through the former England footballer’s messages, only to find something she apparently would have been much happier not knowing.
Speaking on the latest episode of their podcast, The Therapy Crouch, Abbey casually admitted: ‘I went through your phone.’
Peter, 45, immediately pointed out: ‘Which you shouldn’t do.’ But Abbey was having none of it, insisting: ‘Everyone does that, every girl does that.’
And according to the mother-of-four, her detective work has occasionally proved rather illuminating.
‘But I find out things from you by doing that,’ she said, before revealing one particular discovery resulted in Peter receiving the silent treatment for two days.
‘I found out you had this crush on Jet from the Gladiators, which I didn’t speak to him for two days after,’ Abbey recalled.
Peter apparently attempted to diffuse the situation by pointing out: ‘Abbey, she’s like 60.’ But that did little to make his wife feel better.
‘I was like, “I don’t care, it made me physically ill.” I was so upset,’ she admitted.
Jet, whose real name is Diane Youdale, became one of the most recognisable faces of the original Gladiators after joining the ITV series in 1992.
She remained on the programme until 1996, becoming a favourite among viewers – one of whom, apparently, was a teenage Peter Crouch.
The former Liverpool striker attempted to defend himself by pointing out that his crush considerably predated his relationship with Abbey. ‘But I’m allowed to fancy someone from 25 years ago…’ he protested.
Abbey responded: ‘I know, but still knowing my husband fancies someone else.’
Peter then clarified just how ancient the offending crush actually was, explaining: ‘That was well before you as well, I was around 14 when I was watching Jet.’
Unfortunately for Peter, Jet wasn’t the only unwelcome discovery Abbey made during her phone investigation.
