Yahoo News Rebekah Vardy reveals she tried to commit suicide after suffering years of sexual and domestic abuse
Rebekah Vardy has revealed that she once tried to take her own life after suffering years of sexual and domestic abuse.
The 35-year-old, who is now happily married to Leicester footballer Jamie Vardy, confessed that she fell victim to ‘nasty men’ in her teens and twenties which left her feeling extremely depressed.
Revealing details of her harrowing ordeal in an essay posted on Instagram, Rebekah wrote: ‘I had years of hardship. Sexual abuse in my teens, a suicide attempt, awful relationships with nasty men who I stupidly thought would look after me.
Rebekah Vardy and husband Jamie, who she credits with rebuilding her confidence (PA)
‘I was a victim of awful domestic abuse (physical & psychological), I suffered from PND & caught my partner at the time messaging other women for sex when I was in the depths of despair.’
But luckily for the WAG she found the strength to escape her tormentor.
She said: ‘Somehow I found the strength to get out of the house and the relationship, I got help from my doctor and was able to stand on my own two feet.
‘I struggled to make ends meet but I was independent and free from bad relationships for the first time in 16 difficult years and I was taking care of myself and my kids and loving it.’
Rebekah also credits husband Jamie, whom she married in 2016, for rebuilding her confidence and helping her deal with the dark times of her past.
‘That’s when Jamie came into my life,’ she said. ‘When I wasn’t looking for anyone and I was learning who I really was, I met the only man other than my real Dad who finally showed me how kind and supportive a man could be.
‘I am so grateful for our happy life and I truly believe that every awful thing I went through lead me on the path to the life that I love today.’
She concluded: ‘To anyone who is having a hard time for whatever reason, things do change, it will take time but it will get better.’
A post shared by Becky Vardy (@beckyvardy) on Oct 5, 2017 at 10:54pm PDT
The post was uploaded alongside a quote, which read: ‘Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us.’
Rebekah and Jamie are parents to two children, daughter Sofia, who was born last year, and 10-month-old son Finley.
She also has a son Taylor, seven, and daughter Megan, 12, from two previous relationships. Jamie is also father to five-year-old daughter Ella with his ex-partner Emma Daggett.
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