Mysterious Girl singer Peter Andre is considering legal action to prevent Rebekah Vardy from mentioning claims that his manhood was comparable to a “chipolata”, according to reports.
During Rebekah and Coleen Rooney’s libel case, which has been named Wagatha Christie, Rebekah was questioned about her kiss-and-tell interview in which she claimed she had a romantic rendezvous with Peter in 2001.
However, former pop star Peter is said to be upset that the claims, which were made in the News Of The World in 2004, have been bought up again and that he was given no prior warning that they would mention the incident in the High Court battle.
A source also reportedly claimed that Peter, 49, had no memory of having a late night liaison with Rebekah, 40, at a Buckinghamshire hotel.
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Speaking to The Mail, a source said: “Pete doesn’t remember meeting her, never mind anything else.
“At the time of the article he was younger, he didn’t have children and it didn’t matter so much.
“He was ribbed by his friends, but they knew the chipolata slur was the opposite to the truth.”
The source also claimed that things are much different now that he is a father and has wife.
However, the insider also claimed that he is yet to decide whether he will go through with taking legal action, but said “he is very upset”.
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Peter appeared to address the issue to some degree when he appeared on ITV’s Loose Women on Friday afternoon (May 27).
Talking candidly to the ladies on the panel, the singer highlighted that the issue for him is the fact that the topic keeps being discussed “again and again”.
He explained: “It’s not the fact that something was said, because we all say stupid things. It’s because it’s brought up again and again and again, at some point you kind of go ‘OK’.
”It becomes more than just that. OK, we all say stupid things, everyone does. I’m sure I’ve said many stupid things in my life.”
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Peter also addressed the claims that were made on Instagram where he spoke to his fans directly regarding the matter.
He said: “You know some of you are gonna go, ‘oh get over it, don’t say anything, whatever’. You’ve got to understand, what’s even worse is it’s brought up in a High Court, and the lawyer is bringing it up… and it’s brought up again. And the only one that sits there and takes hit after hit about it is me.
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“And I just I’ll be laughing about it for a while, but think about how it would feel if it was the other way around, that’s all I’m saying.”
Due to the fact there is now a 15 year time lapse between when the claim was made, Peter can no longer sue News UK, which previously owned the now defunct News Of The World, as potential libel claimants have only 12 months from the date of publication to start proceedings.
Rebekah’s recent comments in court are also protected against legal action.
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