Roy Keane
Roy Keane

Known for his furious and ardent personality, Manchester United legend Roy Keane seldom has jokes to tell and laughs to share. The pro-turned-pundit, whose words cut like a sharp knife, shared an incident between him and his wife Theresa where he was on the receiving end of the stick. Keane and Theresa have been happily married for 25 years now and share five children together- Aidan Keane, Caragh Keane, Shannon Keane, Leah Keane and Alanna Keane.

Keane has now shared a hilarious incident between him and Theresa, of their very first date back in the day in the first episode of Season 7 of Tommy Tiernan Show. The former midfielder revealed how it ‘went very badly’, with Theresa even ‘slamming the door on him’. That quite be something as concerned with Keane, who rather slammed his opponents on the pitch, and now rips apart into players while on punditry duties.

Roy Keane
Roy Keane shared a hilarious incident of his first date with wife Theresa, which ‘went very badly’. Credits: Twitter

‘It went very badly’ – Roy Keane on his first date with Theresa

While Roy Keane cuts an impulsive figure on TV, or as he did during his playing years, the former United captain is very much a fun-loving guy in personal space. A family man, Keane is often seen sharing adorable pictures of his grandchildren, taking them out on movies and fun rides. He gave another glimpse of that cheerful side of his, while talking to Tommy Tiernan on his show about his and Theresa’s first date: Keane revealed what happened on that day as he told Tiernan:

“It went very badly. We met, I picked her up at the City Ground at Forest and we went for a spin. I said to her, ‘Do you fancy going to the pictures?’ Because at least at the pictures you can just watch the movie, you don’t have to chat too much, and she said no!

“She said, ‘No, I went last night with my friends.’ And I said, ‘Well, there are other movies on’. I said ‘do you want to go for a drink’ and she said no… I literally went back to the car, this was all within 10, 15 minutes and she said, ‘What are you doing?’

“I said, ‘Well you don’t want to go for a drink, you don’t want to go to the pictures, what else can we do?’ And she got out [of the car], I said, ‘I might see you next week?’ She said, ‘I don’t think so’ and slammed the door. That was our first date and we’re still married”

While he opened up on how it went on the first date, which evidently doesn’t look good, its still a mystery how Keane managed to make a comeback and turn things around. However, there’s not much of a surprise in it that he managed to turn it around since Roy Keane is a name that personifies the phrase ‘never give up’. Apparently, the former Man United did make a comeback and finally won over the woman he is married to for over a decade now.

Nonetheless, viewers and fans must have certainly enjoyed his interview, as Roy Keane rarely has stories to tell about his personal life. Even so much so cagey it was that he even had jokingly cropped Theresa out of a picture which apparently he had shared to wish her on her birthday in 2021 on Instagram. However, Keane, now a grandfather to two, seems to be enjoying his life to its fullest as years pass by.