The new series of I’m A Celebrity… has already proved to be one of the most explosive yet – with the opening episode alone featuring stomach-churning cocktails, cockroaches, skydiving, dinner a la kangaroo anus, former boxing champ Barry McGuigan failing to complete a task and Danny Jones encountering a ‘trouser snake’. The action-packed pace hasn’t really slowed down since.
For those who have been keeping up with the fast-paced happenings Down Under, and one particular WAG’s reactions to it, there appears to be a noticeable thaw in the famously icy relations between Rebekah Vardy and her alleged Wagatha Christie arch-enemy, Coleen Rooney.
Initially rather sharp about the 38-year-old’s jungle experience in her daily no-holds-barred newspaper diary about the show, Rebekah, who has clashed in court with the fellow footballer’s wife more than once over their infamous Wagatha Christie scandal, seems to be reconsidering her stance.
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However, the feeling may not be reciprocated, reports OK! And when the reality show concludes, Coleen, who has proved extremely popular and is tipped by many to leave as Queen of the Jungle, returns home from Australia, her reported determination to avoid any interaction with Rebekah could be stronger than ever.
“In Coleen’s mind, her war with Becky is over and all she wants is for Becky to pay her bill and then she will never have to think about her again,” a source claimed to the magazine. “But Becky can’t let it go – and Coleen will find it hilarious, and somewhat tragic, about Becky’s constant mentioning of her.”
Jamie Vardy’s wife, 42, didn’t hold back at the start of the series, taking a dig at Coleen when she fell into the river during the opening task, posting: “Coleen sank in the river twice. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.”
As Coleen made her way into camp, Rebekah shared a picture of herself in a pink bikini, eyes shut, with the caption: “The feeling when you are living rent free in people’s heads,” complete with laughing and winking emojis.
She also suggested Coleen – who is said to be receiving a record £1.5m for her stint – was “following in her footsteps” because she had “always wanted [Vardy’s] life.”
Rebekah Vardy, who previously labelled Coleen Nolan ‘dull’ and expressed her desire to see the campmate eat ‘penis or humble pie’, recently praised the Liverpudlian mum-of-three following her successful Bushtucker Trial. Coleen received widespread acclaim and was dubbed a ‘warrior’ by viewers for maintaining her composure during the gruesome Absolute Car-nage trial with Northern Irish DJ Dean McCullough, which saw her completely covered in cockroaches and rats.
In her column for The Sun, Rebekah wrote: ‘It’s blowing a gale at home but there’s definitely a rumble in the jungle. Luckily it’s not in the campmates’ stomachs, as Teabag Dean had Coleen with him for Absolute Carnage and they managed to get nine stars.
“I’m applauding Coleen. She really held her nerve as the mealworms, cockroaches and rats crawled all over her.” Many were surprised by Rebekah’s apparent change of heart, with a source adding, “It seems to have backfired on Becky, as many of the comments were telling her to grow up and get over it. Coleen is proving very popular with everyone and coming across better than many thought she would.
“So, it’s no wonder Becky is trying to praise her now, after spending days slating her.”
Meanwhile, Coleen seems to be getting on with things in the Australian jungle and viewers have admired her warm, resilient, no-nonsense nature.
Having touched on her epic court battle with Rebekah early on, she seems happy to leave all talk of Rebekah Vardy in the past, instead delighting viewers with other insights, such as her marriage to football manager Wayne, the sometimes crazy life of a WAG – and a memorable meeting with President Donald Trump. In one eye-opening campfire confessional, Coleen branded Trump a ‘dirty b**tard’ after he told his son when they met that she was proof that ‘all the soccer players get the good looking girls’.
She made the shock revelation to fellow contestants as she spoke about her time living in Washington DC in 2018, when Wayne was head coach at DC United. However it is reported that Coleen Rooney’s opinion of Rebekah Vardy remains unchanged despite Vardy’s attempts at extending an olive branch during her time in the jungle. The source disclosed, “Coleen just wants Becky to shut up, leave her alone and get on with her life.
“She has no intention of ever talking about all that drama again – that’s why she did the book and documentary, so that her story is out there. ” They continued, “She has said to friends, ‘I won’t forgive Becky’ and can’t just forget everything she’s put her through.
“She’ll never get over how Becky has behaved and continues to behave. ”
She is doing a job to give an opinion/insight into the jungle, I wouldn’t read anything more into than this. ” Coleen Rooney’s eagerly awaited jungle adventure follows the notorious 2022 ‘Wagatha Christie’ drama, wherein Coleen accused Rebekah Vardy of leaking her private stories – allegations Rebekah vehemently denies. Nevertheless, in July 2022, a High Court judge determined Coleen’s allegation to be “substantially true”.
Moreover, last month a judge ordered that Rebekah should face an additional £100,000 cost on top of the staggering £1.8 million in legal fees she has been instructed to pay Coleen.