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Jamie Vardy has been pictured for the first time today behind the wheel of his £130,000 Bentley following the sensational Wagatha Christie verdict.
The Leicester City footballer, 35, was pictured looking glum in the front seat of his Bentley Bentaya Azure amid his wife Rebekah's High Court defeat on Friday - as the couple face an expensive £3million legal bill.
The bombshell libel trial led to a dramatic showdown between two of English football’s most prolific strikers as Wayne Rooney and Jamie went on the attack in defence of their wives.
Former England teammates Wayne and Jamie were once described as ‘close friends on and off the field’ by former England manager Roy Hodson but all that was kicked into touch as the high-profile trial unfolded.
Wayne, 36 dutifully accompanied his wife Coleen for each day of the trial, dressed in sharp suits that matched her formal outfits and the two were photographed purposefully striding into the High Court as they put on a united front.
Jamie, on the other hand, only accompanied Rebekah once during the trial, ironically on the day when his former international colleague Wayne was giving evidence.
Meanwhile, Mrs Vardy could still appeal against the bombshell ruling as she declared herself 'devastated' and branded the decision 'unjust' and 'wrong'.
Sources close to Rebekah said that 'nothing has been ruled out' and that lawyers were still 'combing over' the 75-page judgment as they searched for possible grounds to take Coleen back to court.
The 40-year-old's reputation is in tatters after she scored one of the worst own goals in British legal history after a High Court judge dismissed her evidence as 'evasive or implausible' and said she had deliberately deleted WhatsApp messages central to the case. Her agent was also told she had intentionally dropped her phone in the North Sea.
Jamie Vardy (pictured) has been pictured for the first time today since the sensational Wagatha Christie verdict behind the wheel of his £130,000 Bentley
The Leicester City footballer, 35, was pictured looking glum in the front seat of his Bentley Bentaya Azure amid his wife Rebekah's High Court defeat on Friday
Rebekah Vardy and her Leicester City footballer husband Jamie pictured together outside the High Court on May earlier this year
Mrs Vardy and her footballer husband have been left with a £3million legal bill after Mrs Justice Steyn ruled in favour of Mrs Rooney in a judgment that said swathes of her evidence given under oath had been 'manifestly inconsistent', 'not credible' and needed to be treated with 'very considerable caution'.
Rebekah, who now risks losing a quarter of the £12million fortune she shares with her husband Jamie, said: 'I am extremely sad and disappointed at the decision that the judge has reached. It is not the result that I had expected, nor believe was just. I brought this action to vindicate my reputation and am devastated by the judge's finding.
'The judge accepted that publication of Coleen's post was not in the 'public interest' and she also rejected her claim that I was the 'Secret Wag'. But as for the rest of her judgement, she got it wrong and this is something I cannot accept'.
She added: 'The case is over. I want to thank everyone who has supported me.'
It comes as Mrs Vardy returned to Instagram on Saturday and posted a picture of her walking away from a camera with the caption: 'Peace out' and showing a V-sign towards a camera.
The image shows Mrs Vardy wearing a black jacket with graffitied text reading 'normal is boring', along with blue denim shorts and black boots.
Mrs Vardy returned to Instagram on Saturday (pictured) and posted a picture of her
