Rebekah Vardy joins the Dancing On Ice 2021 lineup and vows to 'clear her name' in Coleen Rooney row

Rebekah Vardy is the latest celebrity contestant to join the Dancing On Ice line-up.

The wife of Premier League footballer Jamie Vardy was unveiled as a contestant during Tuesday’s Good Morning Britain.

Vardy, 38, joins previously announced contestants on the ITV show including singer Myleene Klass, Olympian Colin Jackson, skier Graham Bell, soap star Joe-Warren Plant, TV presenter Denise Van Outen and Coronation Street’s Faye Brookes.

Australian actor Jason Donovan will also take part in Dancing On Ice, as will former Britain’s Got Talent hopeful Sonny Jay.

The TV series will air next year and will be presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, who will be joined by the expert panel of Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, John Barrowman and Ashley Banjo.

Vardy is no stranger to reality TV, having appeared on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2017.

She has also been a guest panellist on Loose Women and joined Leicester City striker Jamie, 33, for two episodes of Celebrity Gogglebox.

Vardy made headlines around the world in October last year when rival Wag Coleen Rooney publicly claimed her Instagram account was the source of leaked stories about her private life.

Vardy denies the accusation and the pair are locked in a legal dispute.

As she announced the news on Good Morning Britain, presenter Piers Morgan joked that she is "used to skating on thin ice," prompting Vardy to quip: "That's rich coming from you!"

Addressing her legal row with Rooney, Vardy said: "I need to clear my name. I will do whatever it takes.

"I hope it's going to be resolved soon. It's just one of those things that has to go through the process unfortunately now."

With reporting by Press Association

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