Rebekah Vardy's message to the public as she puts 'Wagatha drama behind her' in new series with Jamie
Well, we’ve had The Kardashians and The Furys, so what could be next but The Vardys?
Yep, Rebekah and Jamie Vardy have their own reality show coming out with ITV next week.
The series will feature follow the couple and their children as they move their family over to Italy as the former Leicester City player signed for Cremonese.
At this point, apparently, ‘Wagatha Christie is in the rear-view mirror’ and the Vardys are getting used to life on the continent but ‘drama is never far away’.
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While the couple say they have been asked many times before about letting the cameras in, Rebekah says this was ‘the right moment’.
“We want to show the real side of our family life - not the headlines, not the assumptions people make, but who we genuinely are behind closed doors,” Jamie added.
And ahead of its TV release, the WAG was asked what ‘core message’ she hopes viewers gain.
“I think the core message of the series is that behind every public story, there are real people
navigating the same emotions, challenges and uncertainties that so many families
experience,” Rebekah explained.
While the 44-year-old is aware that the couple’s lives ‘are more visible than most’, she says it’s a story ‘about family, change, resilience and starting over’.
“We wanted the viewers to see the reality - not just the exciting moments, but also the chaos and the vulnerability that comes with that,” she added. “I think growth comes from discomfort.”
The former I’m A Celeb star says that The Vardys is ‘us like you have never seen us before’.
“Our authentic selves away from the headlines and public perception,” she continued.
“I think the viewers will be surprised by how grounded and normal a lot of our day-to-day life actually is. It's not glamorous, it's just authentic.”
Rebekah says the new series shows that ‘behind the football, the public attention and the big move’ they’re still ‘just a family’.
“Get to know the real us. That’s it,” she added.
The show is set to see the mum-of-five put the ‘Wagatha drama behind her’ as she focuses on this ‘exciting new chapter’.
In 2019, Rebekah hit headlines when Coleen Rooney publicly accused her ‘account’ of selling stories about her to the tabloids.
And she then sued Rooney for libel but after a heavily covered trial in 2022, she lost the case and faced a huge legal bill.
ITV’s commissioning editor for entertainment and reality added: “At a pivotal moment in their lives, this is a rare and revealing look behind the headlines – from the highs of Jamie’s football legacy to the realities of starting over as a family, with Rebekah sharing her reflections on one of the most talked-about stories of the last decade.”
The Vardys launches at 9pm on 2 June on ITV1 and ITVX.
Topics: Rebekah Vardy, ITV, Football, TV and Film
Jess Battison