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Louise Redknapp: 'We 're so not rock and roll'

While we loooove reading about all the glamorous and outrageous stunts our favourite A-Listers get up to, sometimes it makes a refreshing change to see that some celebs are as happy with normal lifestyle.

Step forward the lovely Louise and Jamie Redknapp, who have just bared all in an interview with Red magazine - and despite being one of those infamous couplings of a former pop starlet and an ex-footballer - which usually lends itself perfectly to OTT extravaganzas - Mr and Mrs Redknapp are surprisingly down-to-earth!

In an open and honest interview, the Redknapps spoke about their family without any airs and graces and clearly weren't afraid to 'say it how it is'.

'We’re really not smug,' Louise told Red, 'We go through all the things that people go through in life. We scream at each other sometimes, we have days when we can’t cope with our kids.’

And the couple, who have two children, Charley, five, and 11-month-old Beau, are intending to keep their boys' feet firmly on the ground too.

‘I guess the most important thing for us,’ says Louise, ‘is that the kids work hard and they are grateful for the life they lead – that they know it doesn’t come easy.’

And Jamie clearly shares that view. Hilariously, he recently had to tell off five-year-old Charley when he told other children on a family holiday in Mallorca that his daddy was famous.

‘I said to him, “It’s not going to make people like you, you know? Besides, you are not famous just because you’ve been in a Nintendo advert." '

Both Louise and Jamie come from very strong, traditional family backgrounds and their upbringing is reflected in their stable marriage and humble demeanor - 'so not rock and roll', as Louise puts it.

The former Eternal singer is happy for her husband, who had to retire early from football after an injury, to look after their family.

‘Even though, on a daily basis, I think I am the boss – I deal with the accountant and choose how to decorate the house – ultimately, he is the man of our home,' she says.

'I don’t mind things a bit old-fashioned, though. He is the boys’ dad and I want them to look up to him. I earn my own money, but Jamie’s the one who keeps it all going. If things went pear-shaped tomorrow, we’d look to him for the answer.’

Awww, bless! Can we have more of that please?

Hmm... do you think the Redknapps really are that normal? And which other celebrity couple would you really like to spill the beans on their life?