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Dominic Picksley & Ellie Kemp

Peter Andre speaks out after Rebekah Vardy's 'chipolata' comments in Coleen Rooney libel trial

Singer Peter Andre has spoken out for the first time since comments made about him dominated proceedings on the first day of the Wagatha Christie libel trial between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy on Tuesday (10 May).

In the proceedings at London’s High Court, Vardy took to the stand to admit she regretted describing Andre's 'manhood' as a “miniature chipolata” in a 2004 interview with the News of the World. Vardy insisted she “deeply regrets” the incident and said she was coerced into giving the interview to the tabloid against her will by her ex-husband, an allegation the ex-husband has previously denied.

Andre, who featured on I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004, took to Instagram to defend his pride. He wrote: “Do you know how hard it is to keep biting my lip on situations? But the way I look at it, most people saw in the jungle how an acorn turned into an oak so I think I’m OK.”

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