Sunday with Michael Bublé: ‘I have a disgusting kale and spinach smoothie’

The singer describes his Sunday spent going to church, munching dim sum and screaming at the NFL on TV

What time are you up? About 8am. What I want to say I do next is make coffee and breakfast for my wife and bathe our three kids. But no, I sit checking Fantasy Football – and I’m not a breakfast guy. I have a disgusting kale and spinach smoothie, but no solid food until the afternoon. Helps me feel clear in my head.

What happens on a Sunday? It’s NFL Fantasy Football day. It’s me screaming at the TV, then fighting with my wife, who wants to turn it off because she’s right and I’m wrong. I get upset because the games start at 10am and church is at 11am. I know I need to go but can’t stop myself checking scores on my phone, hoping the pastor doesn’t see me. Then I try to think good thoughts, but I’m losing in church and feeling bad feelings towards the players I’m playing against. It’s a really weird day and very confusing for me.

What’s after church? We all go for dim sum at a restaurant in Vancouver that’s very good. I’ve gone there for two years and they still treat me like shit, which is awesome. When I call to make a reservation they say, ‘No’. There’s no celebrity. They don’t know, or care, who I am.

Sundays growing up? Sundays were church, Saturdays, too. I was raised Catholic and it was nourishing I’m sure, but I didn’t understand what the priest was saying and everything was very serious. Just a lot of fear and guilt. Now I go to a different church, but I’m still not churchy; I’d never think it’s the only way.

What’s on the box? I’m only allowed to watch Fantasy Football until 4pm. I love my wife so much, but I’m also scared of her. So terrified that I actually watched a Jennifer Lopez movie called Marry Me with her last Sunday and I wanted to punch myself in my face so many times.

What’s the last thing you do before sleep? It’s always the same. My wife turns her butt towards me and says, ‘Mike, rub my bum.’ She says it gets rid of the cellulite. I’m like, ‘You don’t have any cellulite!’ So every night I sit watching TV, massaging her to sleep.

Tickets for Michael Bublé’s summer tour are available at aegpresents.co.uk

Rachel Corcoran

The GuardianTramp

Related Content

Article image
Sunday with Michael Ball: ‘I read a lot – I love a serial killer’
The singer discusses the books he loves, walking the dogs and slumping in front of the telly

Nick McGrath

06, Dec, 2020 @6:45 AM

Article image
Sunday with Michael Bolton: ‘I used to take a lot of ribbing for being vegetarian’
The singer tells Vicki Power about his home recording studio in Connecticut, blueberry brunch and the power of meditation

Vicki Power

06, Aug, 2023 @5:46 AM

Article image
Sunday with Joss Stone: ‘I’d like to go to a pub, but they don’t have them in Nashville’
The singer tells Rachel Corcoran about spicy fries, going for a walk, tuning in to Radio 4 and dreaming of Devon

Rachel Corcoran

13, Mar, 2022 @6:45 AM

Article image
Sunday with Belinda Carlisle: ‘I only have three vices left: coffee, chocolate and salt’
The singer on meditation, burnt brussels sprouts – and living in Mexico City

Lara Kilner

14, May, 2023 @5:46 AM

Article image
Sunday with Trevor Nelson: ‘I can’t sit still. I have gym equipment in every room’
The DJ on rice and peas with a good roast, trying to relax and why he loves watching sport on telly

Michael Segalov

04, Jun, 2023 @5:46 AM

Article image
Sunday with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina: ‘I’m an optimist’
The Russian political activist on lockdown in Goa, missing her son and relaxing by the sea

Michael Segalov

17, May, 2020 @5:45 AM

Article image
Sunday with AJ Odudu: ‘Sunday has a specific vibe and needs a specific sound’
The TV presenter clears her head and cleans, then it’s time for fun – food, drinks and Lionel Richie

Lara Kilner

18, Jun, 2023 @5:46 AM

Article image
Sunday with Arlo Parks: ‘I’m a nocturnal creature’
The musician likes meandering, Mexican food and being creative until the early hours

Michael Segalov

03, Jan, 2021 @6:45 AM

Article image
Sunday with Professor Green: ‘Roast dinner is my only religion’
The rapper tells Samantha Rea about shared baths, books before bedtime and doughnuts so good they should be illegal

Samantha Rea

10, Dec, 2023 @6:45 AM

Article image
Sunday with Akon: ‘I’ve got a bowling alley in my basement’
The singer on junk food, quietness and perfect peace

Michael Segalov

08, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM