Who is Jamie Vardy? Former I’m A Celebrity 2017 campmate Rebekah’s husband and Leicester City and England star
JAMIE VARDY played a crucial role as Leicester City produced one of the biggest shocks in sporting history by winning the Premier League in the 2015/2016 season.
But what else is there to know about him and his I'm A Celebrity wife?
What is Jamie Vardy's background?
Jamie Vardy was born in Sheffield in 1987 and released by Sheffield Wednesday when he was 16.
From there he dropped into non-league football with Stocksbridge Park Steels, where he earned £30 per week and combined the job with work in a carbon-fibre factory.
After a spell with FC Halifax in the 6th tier of English football, he moved to Fleetwood Town where he scored 31 goals in 36 games in the Conference.
In 2012 eyebrows were raised when Leicester, then in the Championship, paid over £1m to bring in a 25-year-old striker who was unproven in the top four divisions.
He also scored for England against Wales in Euro 2016 and received a nomination for the Ballon d'Or, where he was ranked as the 8th best player in world football.
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What were his most controversial moments?
In 2015, Vardy was engulfed in a racism storm when went on a drunken night out at the Grosvenor Casino and repeatedly called a Japanese card dealer a "Jap".
In his autobiography, he strongly stated how sorry he was about the incident, saying: "Most convictions get wiped after a period of time. But there’s no way of erasing what happened in July 2015.
"The word ‘racist’ is a permanent stain against my name. It’s worse than a criminal record.
“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.
“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 a racist."
Vardy has also earned a reputation for going down easily in the box among some opposition fans.
Towards the end of last season he was sent off after receiving a second booking, for diving, in a 2-2 draw at home to West Ham.
Who is Jamie's wife Rebekah?
Rebekah met Jamie after she was hired to organised the star's birthday party in January 2014.
After a two-year relationship and the birth of their first child, Sofia, the couple tied the knot at Cheshire's Peckforton Castle in May 25, 2016.
Rebekah and Jamie welcomed their newest arrival, Finlay, in January 2017.
She appeared on I'm a Celebrity 2017.