Jamie Vardy to Speak at the Oxford Union

[StriderHiryu]

Jamie Vardy and wife Rebekah Vardy will speak at the prestigious Oxford Union which has hosted Sir Winston Churchill, the Dalai Lama and four US presidents.

The Leicester City striker and his wife will attend the Union which is best known for high-profile speakers ranging from politics, religion, science and the Arts.

Previous footballing guests have included Geoff Hurst, Diego Maradona and Paul Gascoigne.

The Vardys will not be paid to speak at the speak at Oxford Union

The Union website describes the player's rise from non-league football with Fleetwood Town to Premier League title winner with Leicester City and England World Cup striker.

It says Rebekah Vardy is a TV presenter and ambassador for Barnardo's who has spoken out about her own mental health experiences.

The pair will attend the Oxford Union on November 14.

 

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/11522678/jamie-vardy-and-wife-rebekah-vardy-to-speak-at-oxford-union

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Not too bothered about his wife but would love to hear from him about his rise to glory! These are normally very good so looking forward to it!

Edited 10 October 2018 by StriderHiryu

[urban.spaceman]

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Edited 10 October 2018 by urban.spaceman

[urban.spaceman]

Quite a prestigious venue to be invited to talk at! This will almost certainly be on YouTube too.

[StriderHiryu]

11 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Quite a prestigious venue to be invited to talk at! This will almost certainly be on YouTube too.

Yes it will be as they have their own channel. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/OxfordUnion

 

 

[StanSP]

oh great, here comes some more unwarranted stick for Vardy's wife 

[Suzie the Fox]

I quite like Vardy's wife. She does a shit ton for charity, although i didnt realise she was a Tv presenter. 

[StanSP]

13 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

I quite like Vardy's wife. She does a shit ton for charity, although i didnt realise she was a Tv presenter. 

plenty of people love to ignore that.

[Guest Col city fan]

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Quite the irony. Steptoe speaking at one of the most prestigious institutions in the world.

[Fox92]

48 minutes ago, StanSP said:

plenty of people love to ignore that.

A lot of celebrities (though I wouldn't call her a celebrity) do stuff for charity. Many of which just don't see the need to tell everybody ..

[SpacedX]

1 hour ago, Suzie the Fox said:

I quite like Vardy's wife. She does a shit ton for charity, although i didnt realise she was a Tv presenter. 

You do understand how this works right?

[bovril]

I always think he comes across as brighter and more switched-on than the average footballer so I have no doubt it'll be interesting. 

[Suzie the Fox]

4 minutes ago, Line-X said:

You do understand how this works right?

Nope? 

[Lionheart10]

1 hour ago, Suzie the Fox said:

I quite like Vardy's wife. She does a shit ton for charity, although i didnt realise she was a Tv presenter. 

I think she presents a Shopping Channel in Azerbaijan.

[don_danbury]

they get all sorts on there. bellerin, tommy robinson, chris eubank. wouldn't surprise me if they've had mr blobby on there.

Edited 10 October 2018 by don_danbury

[Suzie the Fox]

1 minute ago, Lionheart10 said:

I think she presents a Shopping Channel in Azerbaijan.

Lol really? 

[StanSP]

20 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

A lot of celebrities (though I wouldn't call her a celebrity) do stuff for charity. Many of which just don't see the need to tell everybody ..

Charity or not, some of the abuse she gets is ridiculous. Just because she chooses to publicise it, why does she deserve to have all kinds of vitriol and abuse handed to her? 

 

[Fox92]

4 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Charity or not, some of the abuse she gets is ridiculous. Just because she chooses to publicise it, why does she deserve to have all kinds of vitriol and abuse handed to her? 

 

I dunno, I'm not justifying it. She's irrelevant to me but I guess people like to criticise others publicly.

[StanSP]

24 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

I dunno, I'm not justifying it. She's irrelevant to me but I guess people like to criticise others publicly.

such a weird thing to criticise someone for, that they like to do charitable work  

 

of all the things to hate someone for!

[Izzy]

Good for them 

[boots60]

This is during the international break.

He's knocked his England career on the head to do this???

 

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, boots60 said:

This is during the international break.

He's knocked his England career on the head to do this???

 

Or they've realised he's now bookable because he's got some free time now...

[tylesta]

Reminds me a bit of Pete burns does mrs vardy

[shade]

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

such a weird thing to criticise someone for, that they like to do charitable work  

 

of all the things to hate someone for!

I know, it’s weird criticising someone for doing good stuff, even if they boast about it (not saying she does). it’s infinitely better than doing nothing which 80% of us do.

[KFS]

All due respect, what has she got to talk about on the same stage that has hosted world greats?

[cropstonfox]

Good luck to the pair of them.They are inspitational .Any publicy for mental health is good particularly  in university

Environments.