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I’m A Celebrity’s Rebekah Vardy insists she still shops at Next – despite husband Jamie earning £100,000 a week
REBEKAH Vardy has insisted she still shops at Next during a conversation with I'm A Celeb camp mates who quizzed her on what life with mega rich footballer hubby Jamie is really like.
The contestant, whose partner earns £100,000 a week at Leicester City, also said she finds the term WAG "ridiculous" and insisted she "[earns] her own money" that funds her kids' education.
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Mum-of-two Rebekah, 35, began her rant when the topic of footballers' wives was brought up by comedian Shappi Khorsandi during some camp down-time.
Shappi, 44, began: 'The image of footballers and their wives that is sold to us is the whole, David and Victoria Beckham, diamonds on your shoes kind of impression."
She added that she found the term WAG "offensive", which triggered the glamorous would-be WAG Rebekah to begin her self-defence.
Rebekah blasted: "The term WAG is so ridiculous. I still shop in Next, I work, I earn my own money and use it to pay for my children's education.
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"And yet, I still get called a gold digger, and told I'm only with Jamie for his money, etc."
The feisty gardening fan added: "I'm not what people perceive."
Other camp mates backed Rebekah up and said she married Jamie "for love", prompting the athlete's wife to nod and say: "100 per cent."
Known for her strong views and principles about motherhood, Rebekah has stood out among the female partners of footballers since marrying Jamie in 2016.
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She met Jamie while organising his 27th birthday party in 2014, and at the time she was a Barnsley-based nightclub events manager with two kids.
Last year Jamie praised his other half and credited her for helping him battle his demons, and said: “Committing to Becky was the best decision I ever made.
“She was the person who brought some calm to the chaos and allowed me to turn my life around off the field.
“My career has benefited massively from the stability she’s given me," Jamie added.
Dennis Wise, Jennie McAlpine and Rebekah Vardy take on the first Dingo Dollar challenge on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
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He also revealed how he "bombarded" Rebekah with messages asking for a date until she finally agreed.
Since being in the jungle Rebekah has been ruled out of certain Bushtucker Trials due to a fish allergy, and caused a stir by slamming Peter Andre's bedroom skills.
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I'm A Celebrity continues tonight at 9pm on ITV.
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