🌍 Rebekah Vardy has opened up about making a major new start abroad with husband Jamie Vardy and their children, describing the family’s move to Italy as both exciting and emotionally challenging.
The 44-year-old media personality is preparing to give viewers a closer look at her family life in a new ITV reality series, The Vardys, which is set to launch on Tuesday, June 2.
The programme will follow Rebekah, Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy and their children as they adjust to a very different chapter away from the UK.
For Rebekah, the show is not simply about cameras, football fame or glamorous family moments. It is also about showing the reality behind a household starting again after years of public attention, personal pressure and one of the most talked-about celebrity feuds in Britain.
Speaking ahead of the launch, Rebekah admitted that relocating to Italy was a “tough” decision for the family.
After more than a decade building a life in Leicester, she said the move meant much more than packing boxes and changing addresses. It was, in her words, about “starting again emotionally.”
🏡 Rebekah and Jamie first met in 2014 before marrying in 2016. Together, they have built a large blended family, including daughter Sofia, son Finlay and daughter Olivia Grace.
Rebekah is also mother to Megan, 23, from a previous relationship with Mark Godden, and son Taylor, 16, from her relationship with footballer Luke Foster. Jamie legally adopted Megan in 2016, further strengthening the family unit that viewers will now see on screen.
The couple recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, making the timing of the new series especially symbolic.
After years of headlines, scrutiny and public opinion, Rebekah says the ITV show gives them the chance to let people see their real life for themselves.
She explained that, for years, many people have formed opinions about the family based on online comments or stories in the press. The new programme, she suggested, is a chance to show something more honest: the highs, the difficult moments, the humour, the chaos and the emotional challenge of leaving behind a familiar life.
✨ That desire for a fresh start comes after a turbulent few years for Rebekah, whose name became heavily linked to the so-called Wagatha Christie saga involving Coleen Rooney.
The high-profile dispute centred on Coleen’s now-famous social media post accusing Rebekah’s Instagram account of leaking private stories to the press. The row later led to a major court battle and became one of the most widely discussed celebrity legal stories in recent memory.
For Rebekah, life after that public storm appears to be about reclaiming her own narrative.
Rather than allowing headlines to define her, she is now stepping back into the spotlight on her own terms — this time with her husband, children and home life at the centre.
But she has made clear that the transition has not been easy.
💔 Rebekah said the biggest challenge was balancing the excitement of a completely new adventure with the emotional reality of leaving behind the life they had built over many years.
Leicester had been home. It was where their routines, friendships, memories and sense of stability were rooted.
Moving abroad, she admitted, was something nobody had properly prepared her for.
That honesty may become one of the most compelling parts of The Vardys. While the outside world may see a football family moving to Italy as glamorous, Rebekah’s comments suggest the reality is more complex.
There is excitement, yes. But there is also uncertainty, homesickness, pressure and the challenge of helping children adapt to a new country, new culture and new routine.
🌟 Rebekah said the family approached the move as a shared challenge rather than simply Jamie’s career decision.
That mindset helped them face the difficult moments together. She acknowledged there would be culture shocks, stressful days and times when the adjustment felt overwhelming, but she also saw the move as a chance for the family to grow.
For her, the experience is about making memories they would never have had otherwise.
It is a sentiment many families can relate to. Big changes can be frightening, especially when children are involved. But they can also bring people closer, forcing them to rely on each other in new ways.
Rebekah appears determined to focus on that side of the journey.
❤️ Her comments also reveal a softer side to the family’s public image.
She said that home, for her, is not about bricks and mortar. It is about being with her favourite people.
That line could become the emotional heart of the series.
After years of being viewed through the lens of headlines, court reports and social media commentary, Rebekah seems ready to show the everyday reality of motherhood, marriage and family life.
The series is expected to capture the madness of raising children, the humour inside the household and the practical stress of building a new life in another country.
For ITV, The Vardys could become one of its most talked-about reality launches of the year.
📺 Celebrity family shows often work best when they combine access with vulnerability. Viewers do not just want polished moments. They want the rows, the laughter, the awkward adjustments and the small emotional truths that make famous families feel human.
In Rebekah and Jamie’s case, there is already huge public curiosity.
Jamie remains one of English football’s most recognisable personalities, known for his remarkable rise from non-league football to Premier League glory with Leicester City.
Rebekah, meanwhile, has spent years living under intense public scrutiny, especially following the Wagatha Christie dispute.
Together, they are a couple many people think they already know — but the show appears designed to challenge that idea.
🔥 Rebekah’s decision to work with ITV also suggests she wants to build something with more meaning than a standard fly-on-the-wall series.
She has said the project gives her a chance to show the truth of their family life, including the difficult parts. That could allow viewers to see beyond the headlines and understand the emotional cost of constantly being judged in public.
Of course, stepping back into the public eye also carries risk.
The Wagatha Christie saga remains fresh in the minds of many viewers, and some will undoubtedly watch with strong opinions already formed. Rebekah will know that opening her home to cameras invites both support and criticism.
But perhaps that is exactly why the move feels significant.
Rather than hiding from public judgement, she is choosing to show her life directly.
🌍 The Italian chapter may also offer the family the distance they need from the noise of the UK.
A new country can provide privacy, perspective and breathing space. It can also be a way to reset after years of stress.
For Rebekah, moving abroad is clearly not about escaping one story, but beginning another.
She is not pretending it has been easy. She is not presenting the decision as effortless. Instead, she is describing it as emotional, complicated and, ultimately, hopeful.
That honesty could resonate with viewers who have also had to leave behind familiar places, rebuild after painful chapters or start again when life changed unexpectedly.
💫 As The Vardys prepares to air, one thing is clear: Rebekah is ready for a new era.
After years of being discussed, judged and defined by others, she now has the chance to show her family from the inside.
There will likely be laughter, tension, culture shocks, emotional moments and plenty of chaos. But at the centre of it all is a woman trying to make a home wherever her family is.
For Rebekah Vardy, Italy is not just a new location.
It is a reset.
And after everything she has been through, this may be her boldest attempt yet to start again.
