Rebekah Vardy has said ‘hell will freeze over’ before she ever apologises to Coleen Rooney.
The two women were at the centre of a high-profile court case when, in October 2019, Coleen, the wife of Wayne Rooney, revealed on social media that posts from her private Instagram account had been leaked to the media.
Coleen was branded ‘Wagatha Christie’ after she said she discovered that the only account that could see the posts was Rebekah’s account.
Vardy has always strongly denied the claims that she was responsible for the posts being leaked.
However, in July 2022, a judge ruled that Coleen’s claims were ‘substantially true’ and branded Vardy an ‘untrustworthy witness’.
This decision left Rebekah disappointed, but she stated she wouldn’t appeal the case.
Now, Rebekah, who is set to open the doors to her family home for a new ITV show, has spoken about the drama. ‘I’m never going to apologise for something I didn’t do,’ she said.
Speaking to The Sun, Rebekah added: ‘Hell will freeze over before I do that.’
But the drama is firmly in the past for Rebekah, who insists it’s ‘done, it’s over’.
In the ITV show, titled The Vardys, Rebekah discloses that she’s still suffering from the dramatic public fallout and losing her libel case against I’m A Celeb star, Coleen.
The businesswoman said: ‘I’m living with the judgment the judge made, but, still to this day, I believe she was wrong. 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.’
Rebekah and Jamie are opening their doors after his exit from Leicester City after 13 years.
The striker relocated to Italy after signing for US Cremonese, after a ‘difficult and traumatic’ five years.
The show will kick off with Jamie’s final match for Leicester City, with his 200th goal seeing him bow out from the club.
The series will see Rebekah juggle the reality of being married to a footballer, while also packing up her life in the UK in favour of a life in Italy with their four children.
Commissioning Editor for Entertainment & Reality, Louise Major of ITV, said: ‘We’re thrilled to be working with the Vardys on this series for ITV1 and ITVX.
‘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.’
Husband Jamie Vardy’s remarkable football career featured in the recent Netflix documentary Untold UK: Jamie Vardy.
In it, Rebekah reveals how she first met Jamie when he celebrated his 27th birthday at a nightclub in Sheffield in 2014.
