Going to the Super Bowl was a dream, then I watched it with Britney Spears and John Travolta

Going to my first Super Bowl was a ‘pinch me’ moment. I have been a huge American football fan since 1985 and I’ve watched many Super Bowls.

My mum would never let us stay up but she always recorded them on a VHS. We figured that if you paused the adverts then you would get the whole game on a three-hour tape.

My mum has probably seen more Super Bowls than me because she used to stay up and pause the adverts for us throughout the late 80s and early 90s!

I’ve been to 10 or 11 now – and to be there and witness it is everything you think it is and more. We know the Americans love their entertainment and they love to put on a show. No stone is left unturned. Going to a Super Bowl is definitely on the top three sporting things to do all time.

I’ve been very fortunate to be at the majority of seven-time champ Tom Brady’s iconic moments.

His victory against the Seahawks in Phoenix in 2015 was special. I watched that with Britney Spears, Mark Wahlberg, John Travolta and Queen Latifah in a box - that was pretty cool.

Britney Spears was brilliant. She was really pleasant, really polite and really courteous. She wanted to know about me and my mate who I took along.

We didn’t ask her any showbiz questions because I have this thing with showbiz where you’ve just got to act like you’ve been there before and that stands you in good stead, instead of “can I have a selfie?”

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I saw Tom Brady lose against the Eagles in Minnesota in 2018 too - that was the coldest Super Bowl I’ve ever been to.

The Steelers and Cardinals in 2009 when James Harrison scored a 100-yard touchdown interception then collapsed, we were literally above him in the seats above the end zone.

And the Ravens vs 49ers when the lights went out in 2013, I was sat in front of Shaquille O’Neal and Carl Lewis.

It’s always exciting when you bump into a famous face and it’s always a real buzz to see people in real life. The moment you become complacent, you may as well pack it in.

The Super Bowl starts the week before and there’s parties every night of the week. You run into the most random people.

When we were in Atlanta, the Foo Fighters were playing and in the box in front of us in the VIP area was Paul Rudd, who played Ant Man and is a massive Kansas City Chiefs fan.

I think a Super Bowl style Radio Row morning at the FA Cup final where we get everyone’s opinion on what will happen would be brilliant. And then we build it up like we used to do in the 1980s when the coach was filmed leaving the hotel and the whole journey to Wembley.

The Rams vs Bengals is a great match-up. It’s the first one outside of the Tom Brady era since he retired last week.

The Rams have invested so much in star players by using all their draft picks so how long will they be in the mix for?

It’s hard to maintain success in American football, that’s why the Tom Brady era was so special.

This game will simply come down to who scores more points, and I think the Bengals have more capability of scoring points than the Rams do.

Even though Joe Burrow is a young quarterback, I think Matthew Stafford’s inconsistency will play a key part.