It’s…At Home With The Vardys? Rebekah and Jamie tipped for brand new Netflix present – up in opposition to Disney’s Coleen and Wayne Rooney
When you think of Netflix sport documentaries, you think of global sport stars such as Neymar or David Beckham being profiled.
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is not an athlete many would feel fits the mould for such a presentation, but he and his wife Rebekah are next in line to get the streaming service’s sparkly treatment.
According to The Telegraph, a new Netflix documentary will focus on the Leicester City striker’s journey from non-league football to Premier League winner and England international.
However, the show will also offer glimpses of his home life, including scenes with his wife.
And if it is a success, a door could be open for Rebekah to potentially get her own fly-on the-wall series.
It comes two months after Rebekah’s arch rival Coleen Rooney was paid ‘millions’ for her new Disney+ documentary Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story , which tells the tale of their famous legal battle.
In 2019, Mrs Rooney, the wife of former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, accused Mrs Vardy of leaking her private information to the press on social media.
Mrs Vardy sued her for libel, but Mrs Justice Steyn found in July 2022 that the allegation was ‘substantially true’.
Jamie Vardy and his wife Rebekah are next in line to get the Netflix treatment
A new Netflix documentary will focus on the Leicester City striker’s journey from non-league football to Premier League winner and England international
It comes two months after Rebekah’s arch rival Coleen Rooney (pictured with Husband Wayne) was paid ‘millions’ for her new Disney+ documentary Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story , which tells the tale of their famous legal battle
The case has recently made headlines again after Mrs Vardy sought to reduce the bill at the High Court, which included the cost of a stay at the five-star Nobu Hotel for Mrs Rooney’s lead solicitor.
Mrs Rooney stepped back into the spotlight in November when she became a contestant on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Writing a column in The Sun about the show, Mrs Vardy mocked Mrs Rooney’ exploits.
‘Coleen Rooney really is the gift that keeps on giving,’ she said.
Jamie Vardy will also have a lot to gain from the biopic, having expressed fears that he would forever be known as a racist in his 2016 autobiography.
In July 2015, footage emerged of him in a casino telling a Japanese man: ‘Yo, Jap, walk on,’ and repeating the term twice more.
Vardy admitted that he had ‘verbally abused’ the man but said he had acted out of ignorance.
‘The word ‘racist’ is a permanent stain against my name. It’s worse than a criminal record,’ he said.
Rebekah Vardy, pictured outside the Royal Courts of Justice in May 2022, is appealing against an order that she must pay Coieen Rooney up to £1.8million in legal costs
Coleen Rooney, married to former England captain Wayne, accused Rebekah Vardy of selling stories about her to the media in what has become known as the ‘Wagatha Christie’ case
‘It’s on YouTube when my kids type in their dad’s name and it comes up ‘Jamie Vardy racist’. On Google, too. It’s horrible.’
He added: ‘I like a drink and enjoy being Jack the Lad. I’ve had a few scraps and spent a night in a cell. I can be a pain in the a—. But one thing I’m not, and never will be, is racist.’
During the Wagatha Christie case, Vardy attempted to maintain a low profile but was dragged into the story when Wayne Rooney gave evidence.
The ex-Manchester United striker said England manager Roy Hodgson had been tasked with telling Vardy that his wife was causing problems for the England team at Euro 2016 due to her love of the limelight.
‘I spoke to Mr Vardy and asked him to speak to his wife, to ask his wife to calm down and not bring any issues that were off the field. It was an awkward situation,’ Rooney told the High Court.
Vardy denied that any such conversation had taken place and said: ‘Wayne is talking nonsense.’
Barristers for the women battled in the High Court last month over how much Mrs Vardy should pay in costs after losing a libel action in 2022 and her legal team today confirmed she is challenging the judge’s ruling.
In a three-day hearing, lawyers for Mrs Vardy – the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy – argued that the sum should be reduced due to what they said was ‘serious misconduct’ by Mrs Rooney’s legal team.
