Jamie Vardy has revealed the real reason he finally agreed to launch a television series with his wife Rebekah after years of rejecting offers to put their lives on screen.
The three-part ITV programme, titled The Vardys, follows the family as they relocate to Italy after the footballer signed for Serie A side Cremonese following his departure from Leicester City.
The move abroad also provided the family with a fresh chapter to document.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, the former Leicester City striker said he had resisted numerous approaches before agreeing to the project because he wanted his remarkable "underdog story" to be told exactly as he lived it.
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Ms Vardy said the relocation offered "something new to talk about" and described the experience as "a rest and reset".
The footballer, 39, departed Leicester after 13 years at the club.
He netted his 200th goal during his 500th and final appearance before an emotional farewell from supporters holding "greatest of all time" placards.
The documentary captures Ms Vardy managing the considerable logistics of the international move, including visas, school placements for their children and transporting the family dogs.
The documentary series captures a major turning point for the famous football and showbiz family
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The Italian adventure has now come to an abrupt end following Cremonese's demotion from the top flight.
Mr Vardy scored in a crucial match against Udinese days before the team's fate was sealed with a defeat to Como.
When asked about the family's next destination, Ms Vardy said: "Is there ever a f***ing plan?"
She dismissed speculation about a potential return to her husband's former club, stating: "We are definitely not coming back to Leicester. Who creates these rumours?"
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The documentary reveals the difficulties the family encountered settling in Lombardy, with Ms Vardy struggling to secure suitable accommodation and schools for their children Olivia, six, Finley, nine, Sofia, 12, and Taylor, 16.
Finding familiar home comforts also proved challenging, with baked beans and curry sauce unavailable locally.
Ms Vardy confronts the fallout from the 2022 Wagatha Christie trial directly in the programme, acknowledging she cannot escape its shadow.
"Some things in life you can't run away from," she said. "I can't change the past but I will address it."
The trial saw her lose a libel case against Coleen Rooney, who had accused Ms Vardy's Instagram account of leaking private information to the press.
Ms Rooney's barrister described it as "probably the most ill-advised legal action since Oscar Wilde put pen to writ".
Ms Vardy accepts her divisive public perception.
She said: "I accept that I am very Marmite. I've been portrayed as a villain since I met Jamie — they called me a gold digger and said I'd leave when his football career ended — and to an extent I've played up to being that villain."
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The author attributes her apparent coldness to her upbringing within the Jehovah's Witnesses, explaining the church "forces you to suppress how you feel".
The abuse Ms Vardy endured during the controversy took a severe toll on her mental health.
She received messages calling her a "fat, ugly rat" and wishing death upon her unborn baby.
"There were times when I questioned the point of existing. I didn't want to be here any more. It was a horrendous time," she revealed.
"What got me through was the life we have together and our children. Always the kids. They are our world."
Asked whether her husband ever questioned if she was responsible, Ms Vardy said: "No. Not in a million years.
"He was thoroughly involved all the way through with me. He knew everything."
The legal defeat left the couple with alleged costs of £3million.
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"I don't think I will ever get over it but I can move on from it," she admitted.
Mr Vardy credits Rebekah with transforming his career.
In the Netflix documentary Untold: Jamie Vardy, he reveals she curbed his partying ways when he was struggling with the pressure of his £1million transfer fee.
"She would always be pushing me to go in the right direction and it was 100 per cent what I needed," he said.
'Wagatha Christie' is the viral nickname given to the dispute and subsequent 2022 High Court libel trial between Coleen Rooney and Ms Vardy
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The couple's bond was tested further last November when thieves broke into their Lake Garda villa, stealing £80,000 worth of jewellery while the family attended Mr Vardy's match against Roma.
"I felt completely violated. That was almost the straw that broke the camel's back," Ms Vardy said.
She also criticised Italian football's gruelling training regime, blaming double sessions for Mr Vardy's injuries.
With the World Cup approaching, Ms Vardy says she won't miss the WAG experience.
"It's actually quite lonely," she said.