Jamie Vardy, the team’s top striker, was the life of the party as Leicester City celebrated their instant return to the Premier League last weekend, sipping champagne on the field. The 37-year-old football player, who has scored 18 goals so far this season, was later embraced by his 42-year-old wife, Rebekah, and their six joint children. The bus trip into the heart of the city was the next event in the celebration, which brought back memories of their tour as Premier League champions in 2015–2016.
The Vardy family seems happy that the Foxes are returning to the top division, but is a more profitable farewell for the soon-to-be-retired football player in the works, one that would catapult the family to national prominence? Could there be a Plan B in the works? Jamie and Rebekah Vardy celebrated Leicester City’s return to the Premier League with a bus trip, with their kids dressed in the team’s uniform. With this move, Jamie Vardy may bring his storied career to an end with a stay in the US, providing the Vardy family with a fresh experience and raising their profile internationally.
What might lure the Vardys west from their current swanky Leicestershire pile? While the football in League One may not be as silky—with opposition coming from the likes of Wycombe Wanderers and Leyton Orient—the celebrity hobnobbing opportunities are stratospheric. Ryan Reynolds, one of Wrexham’s owners, is married to actress Blake Lively, who is good friends with Taylor Swift. The couple watched this year’s Super Bowl in Las Vegas with Swift, actor Hugh Jackman, and a host of other famous pals.
Additionally, anything Jamie might do on the pitch at STōK Cae Ras, Wrexham’s football ground, is likely to be captured for a series of “Welcome to Wrexham,” the Disney+ show about the club that bagged five Emmys for its second season. The allure of starring in a high-profile documentary series and rubbing shoulders with A-list celebrities could make the move to Wrexham an enticing option for the Vardy family.
