She was noticeably absent when Jude Bellingham scored the winning goal in England’s opening match against Serbia on Sunday.
While the WAGs gathered to support their partners, Dutch beauty Laura Celia Valk, according to her Instagram account, enjoyed a glamorous trip to Paris – some 450 kilometers away from the competition in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
In fact, yesterday, on the eve of England’s clash with Denmark, in Frankfurt, Mrs. Valk was still in the city of love without Bellingham.
But now the Mail can reveal the mystery surrounding their ‘romance’ – as it appears they are not in a relationship at all. Instead, weeks of rumors were sparked by a publicity stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic director of the Manchester-based clothing company Pretty Little Thing, where Ms Valk is a model.
In details believed to have been leaked by the company to a red top newspaper, 25-year-old Valk is said to be ‘completely in love’ and has been spending time at his home in the Spanish city where he plays for Real Madrid.
In fact, yesterday, on the eve of England’s clash with Denmark, in Frankfurt, Mrs. Valk was still in the city of love without Bellingham.
Weeks of rumors prompted a publicity stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic director of the Manchester-based clothing company Pretty Little Things, where Ms Valk models.
It was during a glamorous lingerie photo shoot in Madrid that she apparently confided in makeup artists and hairdressers that she and twenty-year-old Bellingham had become close.
In details believed to have been leaked by the company to a red top newspaper, the 25-year-old Valk is said to be ‘completely in love’ and has spent time at his home in the Spanish city where he plays for Real Madrid.
It was also claimed that she saw him play at Real’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
And while neither party has responded to reports of a relationship, the pair have still not been seen together two months after Ms Valk’s photoshoot and there are claims Bellingham is still on exclusive dating app Raya.
A source close to Pretty Little Thing said that when bosses heard she knew Jude, a company employee contacted the newspaper.
“It was one of those rumors that started spreading and there doesn’t seem to be much to it. But what became clear from the leak is that the Pretty Little Thing generated a lot of publicity.
“The story that Laura and Jude were dating was all over the place, and every time the story was repeated, PLT was mentioned. It’s actually very clever.
“The world has been waiting for a glimpse of Laura, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. She seems to be doing her own thing in Paris and having a good old time too.”
During a glamorous lingerie photo shoot in Madrid, she apparently confided to makeup artists and hairdressers that she and 20-year-old Bellingham had become close.
While the WAGs gathered to support their partners, Dutch beauty Laura Celia Valk was, according to her Instagram account, enjoying a glamorous trip to Paris – some 300 miles away from the competition in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
And while neither party has responded to reports of a relationship, the pair have still not been seen together two months after Ms Valk’s photoshoot and there are claims Bellingham is still on exclusive dating app Raya.
Ms Valk regularly shares bikini and lingerie snapshots with her 370,000 Instagram followers. In addition to modeling, she is the owner of a social media consultancy firm, after studying creative business administration at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
England midfielder Jude was previously linked to R&B singer Rmarni after signing with Raya. He was also in a relationship with model Asantewa Chitty and American TikTok star Azra Mian.
After moving to Real Madrid in an £85.5 million transfer from German side Borussia Dortmund last summer, Bellingham is arguably the most marketable young athlete in the world.
He already has a partnership with Lucozade and his starring role in the recent Adidas advert highlights that he is a global name.
Last week it was also announced that he had signed a lucrative contract with Kim Kardashian’s fashion brand Skims, where he joined other big names including singer Usher, footballer Neymar Jr. and NFL star Patrick Mahomes.
