REBEKAH Vardy insists that “hell will freeze over” before she ever apologises to former pal Coleen Rooney over their Wagatha Christie row.
The wife of footie star Jamie said she must live with her libel loss to Wayne Rooney’s missus.
But Becky, 44 — accused of leaking stories about Coleen — said: “I’m never going to apologise for something I didn’t do. Hell will freeze over before I do that.”
Rebekah says her Wagatha Christie beef with Coleen is “done, it’s over” — and does not care what her ex-pal thinks about her.
The wife of former Leicester striker Jamie insists her own “peace” is more important amid the fallout to their legal battle.
In new ITV reality show The Vardys, she admits to still suffering from a public backlash after losing her libel case against Wayne Rooney’s missus.
Becky, 44, had taken legal action after Coleen claimed stories about her were leaked from her Instagram account.
And she says: “I’m living with the judgment the judge made but, still to this day, I believe she was wrong.”
The mum of five goes on: “People constantly go, ‘Well, it’s not going to change anything unless you apologise’ — but I’m not apologising for something I didn’t do. Like never, ever, going to apologise for something I didn’t do — it’s never going to happen. Hell will freeze over before I do that.
“It’s over, it’s done, I’m not going to carry on living in the past. I’m so f***ing bored of it.”
The Sun revealed last year that the Vardys had signed a deal for a tell-all reality series, and the cameras followed them as Jamie, 39, left Leicester for Italian Serie A minnows Cremonese.
But before Becky packed her bags, she opened up about the High Court battle which finally ended last May, when she was ordered to pay Coleen’s legal fees of around £1.2million.
She says: “I don’t have any negative feelings towards her whatsoever. Some people might go, ‘That’s bull’, but whatever, that’s your opinion. If I ever saw her or bump into her, people will assume it’ll be like handbags at dawn, or ‘Birkins at dawn’, whatever they want to say. ‘Wag War 4’. I’ve forgotten how many headlines have been ‘Wag War’, but my peace is too important.”
She adds of her one-time friend: “I’ve got no idea what she thinks of me, but I’m not bothered.”
Becky was heavily pregnant when Coleen publicly revealed in 2019 she had turned detective to find out who was leaking stories about her.
Becky’s Prem-winning hubby has stayed silent on it, until now.
He says: “Becky’s a strong woman. If she wasn’t, it would definitely have broken her 100 per cent. But that’s not her.”
He adds: “People thinking that Bex was a villain, it’s just a load of s but everyone close to her knows, that’s all she needs. It was really tough seeing Bex in pain, obviously with all the crap coming her way. As a husband, the only thing you can do is be there for her.”
The couple celebrate their tenth anniversary today — and their close bond is evident during The Vardys’ opening episode.
Timeline
OCT 2019: Coleen Rooney says stories about her were leaked from Rebekah Vardy’s Insta account.
JUN 2020: Becky launches libel proceedings.
FEB 2022: WhatsApps emerge between Becky and agent Caroline Watt, who claims her phone was lost in the North Sea.
APR 2022: Becky blames Caroline for the leaks.
MAY 2022: Blockbuster trial starts at the High Court, with Coleen and Becky’s husband there.
JULY 2022: Becky’s claim is dismissed, with a judge ruling that it is likely she “knew of and condoned” the leaking.
MAY 2025: She is ordered to pay Coleen’s legal costs of around £1.2million.
Whether it’s playfighting in their home gym, Jamie’s disdain for her “banana breath” or Becky’s utter bewilderment at how “chilled out” her husband is, they are perfect reality TV material.
Becky says: “We have five kids, but if you include Jamie in that, we have six.”
Jamie is seen telling his young children about him leaving Leicester after 13 years.
But the transfer was far from straightforward — as he was initially bound for a Dutch club.
Jamie is crocked and wife wants out
By Rod McPhee
VIEWERS of The Vardys will see Jamie get off to the worst possible start at new club Cremonese.
Their biggest-ever signing — and highest-paid player — suffers an untimely injury ahead of his debut against Parma.
Vardy says he’s torn a thigh muscle and adds: “The kids and everyone have come over to watch the first game and Daddy’s not playing.”
His injury concerns start to worry Becky, who questions whether they were right to relocate.
She asks: “Why have we moved? What’s the upheaval for?”
Her mood then darkens in the second episode, which is teased as the opener comes to an end.
The Vardys’ new villa is raided by robbers, leaving them shaken — and Becky without a much-loved piece of jewellery.
She screams: “They’ve taken my f***ing watch.”
Becky says to the camera: “When something like this happens it makes you question everything.”
Things continue to spiral as their new life in Italy moves from one disaster to the next.
Jamie says of his wife: “It’s horrible — she’d happily go home right now.”
Becky rants: “The last 24 hours has been a total s*** show. Yesterday morning we were all on holiday in Portugal, chilling, rosé, life couldn’t get any better. And then Jamie tells me, ‘I’m going to sign for a Dutch team.’ I ask him, ‘Are you sure?’ And he seems pretty sure at that point.
“So I thought, ‘OK, that’s fine then, we’re going to Holland’ and literally, just as we’re boarding a flight home from Portugal, he changed his mind — standard Jamie.
“We landed back in the UK at 3pm, dropped the kids off, went straight back to the airport and back out on a flight to Italy.”
- The Vardys starts on ITV, June 2, 9pm, with all episodes on ITVX.