The modelling shots for your new range are Zoolander-esque. How have your team-mates reacted?
They saw them today because I gave them all a pair of boxers. A few said, “Oh, really nice – you’re looking good.”
Did Gareth Bale give you any feedback?
Bale was there, and he said, “Yeah, looking good” [gives thumbs up]. He’s such a fantastic boy. Fábio Coentrão also mentioned that he liked them. Pepe actually put them on straight away, as soon as I gave them to him. He said, “You have to send me more.”
Finally, as a man who’s had a few unorthodox hairstyles in his time, have you offered your old friend Wayne Rooney any styling tips since his hair transplant?
[Laughs] No, he doesn’t need it. He has his own style. But with hair he looks much better. He looks very good now. Before, he was a little bit ugly, but now, with hair, he’s beautiful.