42-year-old media personality, Rebekah Vardy, is in the headlines after her ex-partner Luke Foster was sentenced to prison for operating a cannabis factory
Aside from this, the non-league footballer, who dated the British media personality before she started seeing Leicester star Jamie Vardy has allegedly been ordered to pay her £225 each month in child support.
Who is Luke Foster ex-boyfriend of Jamie Vardy’s wife Rebekah Vardy as he gets arrested for running cannabis factory
Luke Foster, who played for the Northern Premier League’s Ilkeston Town, was in a relationship with Rebekah for almost 6 years before they parted ways in 2014.
The media reports Indicate that the ex-couple became embroiled in a year-long dispute over money that she claims was supposed to support the upbringing of their now 8-year-old son.
Rebekah Vardy ‘furious’ after footballer ex and dad to one of her kids Luke Foster jailed for running cannabis factory pic.twitter.com/uj8VfDOfuu
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In addition, the reports suggest that the Child Support Agency has mandated that the 32-year-old player, pay child support, even though he has asked for leniency. An Insider stated, “Luke went for months without paying child support, and the CSA was on his case. Becky just wants him to take some responsibility.”
Earlier, in an interview with the media, Luke stated that he was trying to sort out his financial conditions while emphasizing that, “I want to pay for my child.”
Who is Luke Foster?
For the unfamiliar, Luke James Foster was born in Mexborough, England on September 8, 1985. He is an English footballer who last played as a defender for Loughborough Dynamo in the Northern Premier League Division One East.
The 6 ft 2 In (1.88 m) tall player who played as a defender began his football career with Sheffield Wednesday as a trainee, turning professional with the club at 18. Foster grew up in South Yorkshire and went to Wombwell High School.
In September 2004, he gained experience with Scarborough, then joined Alfreton Town in the Conference North on loan in February 2005, where he remained until the end of the 2004-05 season.
Career
After returning to his parent club, Foster was released and joined Lincoln City in June 2005. The following season, he was loaned to York City for two months.
In January 2007, Lincoln let him go, and he signed a short-term contract with Stalybridge Celtic. Just a month later, he moved to Oxford United with a six-month deal. Over the next three years, Foster played more than 100 times for Oxford, earning two end-of-season awards during his tenure.
In November 2007, Foster was named as a standby player for the England C team for a match against Finland C, but wasn’t called up. He received another opportunity to represent England C in a September 2008 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo.
Foster played the entire match, which England C lost 6-2, though he assisted Luke Moore’s goal. This was his only appearance for the England C team. Foster considers himself a “family man,” though he acknowledges that he made some poor lifestyle choices during his early years.
He was in a six-year relationship with Rebekah Nicholson, who later married footballer Jamie Vardy. The former couple share a son, born in January 2010.
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